Memorial Regional Hospital
3501 Johnson St, Hollywood, FL 33021 · 115 Priced Procedures · 71% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +46% above the fair benchmark (1.46×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.46× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Memorial Regional Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 7.0× Medicare (p50 1.44×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 12.3× Medicare (p75 2.17×, +51% 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 1.00× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 28% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (58/100 safety score) with 71% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (45.0% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 5.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (4.6×) & laboratory (6.0×) services average 1.76× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (7.0×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.17×) jump +51% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.44×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 13.5× Medicare (18¢ 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 Memorial Regional Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 115 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $21,974 | 1.1× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $11,847 | 1.4× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $8,703 | 0.5× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $6,237 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $4,980 | unverified |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $4,736 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $4,162 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,934 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $3,508 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $3,313 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $3,289 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $3,025 | unverified |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $2,893 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $2,739 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,694 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,597 | unverified |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $2,490 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $2,428 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $2,070 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,091 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,092 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $2,092 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,091 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $2,055 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $1,013 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Memorial Regional Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $23,758
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (45.0% of gross = $23,758).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Memorial Regional Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($52,738) is $33,306 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 3.8× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (45.0% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Memorial Regional Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-03-24·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2021-09-29·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2021-04-19·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (3,109 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). 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 Memorial Regional Hospital.
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.