PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover
1240 McKee Rd, Dover, DE 19904 · 120 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +19% above the fair benchmark (1.19×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover prices routine shoppable procedures near 5.8× Medicare (p50 1.16×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 13.5× Medicare (p75 1.34×, +16% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.98× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 5% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 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)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 2.5× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (2.9×) & laboratory (2.6×) services average 2.33× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (5.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.34×) jump +16% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.16×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 2,500) limits in-network hospital competition (Moderately Concentrated (1,500–2,500))
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 PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 120 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $9,687 | 0.5× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $7,346 | 14.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $6,198 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $4,729 | 14.0× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $4,729 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $4,729 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $4,603 | 17.8× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $4,132 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $4,012 | unverified |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,914 | 1.0× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $2,817 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $2,674 | 16.7× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,674 | 16.4× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $2,674 | 16.1× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,674 | 16.0× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $2,674 | 15.9× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,674 | 15.8× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,613 | 1.0× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $2,599 | unverified |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $2,568 | 0.7× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $2,408 | 0.7× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,878 | unverified |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,747 | 1.2× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $1,771 | 0.7× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $1,222 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover (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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $9,687 (vs. $9,687 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $17,936 Fair BaseRate ($12,807 Medicare)
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Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover 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.
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