Rangely District Hospital
225 Eagle Crest St, Rangely, CO 81648 · 101 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 26% below the fair benchmark (0.74×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Rangely District Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.6× Medicare, p50 0.76× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.95× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 26% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.74×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 58% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.74× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (0.9×) & laboratory (1.0×) services average 1.67× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.95×) jump +25% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.76×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.7× Medicare (30¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Rangely District Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 101 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $6,861 | 0.8× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $3,367 | 3.3× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $2,103 | 2.1× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $1,870 | 0.5× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,223 | 4.5× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $726 | 5.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $718 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $666 | 5.1× |
| Group therapy session CPT Code: 90853 | $551 | 5.5× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $575 | 4.4× |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $491 | 2.8× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $347 | 3.7× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $311 | 2.5× |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $311 | 1.9× |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $322 | 1.8× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $278 | 3.0× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $288 | 2.6× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $269 | 0.2× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $220 | 2.4× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $211 | 2.3× |
| X-ray, ankle CPT Code: 73610 | $178 | 1.9× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $175 | 1.9× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $172 | 1.8× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $170 | 1.8× |
| Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) CPT Code: 90791 | $188 | 1.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Rangely District Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($6,861) Beats Your Bill
Rangely District Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $6,861 (vs. $6,861 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $8,223 Fair BaseRate ($5,676 Medicare)
Your bill ($10,556) is $2,333 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($8,223) and 1.9× the $5,676 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Rangely District Hospital as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Rangely District Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-06-21·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-03-19·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2023-05-16·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2023-02-09·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Rangely District Hospital.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.