PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville
4901 Richard St, Jacksonville, FL 32207 · 83 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +350% above the fair benchmark (4.50×) 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 Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville prices routine shoppable procedures near 4.0× Medicare (p50 3.27×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 7.8× Medicare (p75 7.20×, +120% 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 2.81× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% 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 (5.8×) & laboratory (6.7×) services average 1.95× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (4.0×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 7.20×) jump +120% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 3.27×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.4× 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 PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 83 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $33,669 | 1.1× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $28,051 | 1.4× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $27,944 | 3.4× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $3,654 | unverified |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $2,851 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $2,796 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,535 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,195 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,148 | unverified |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $1,693 | 0.1× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,270 | 2.8× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,270 | 2.5× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $908 | 1.6× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $916 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $794 | 2.3× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $794 | 2.3× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $794 | 2.2× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $616 | 2.5× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $376 | 3.4× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $376 | 3.0× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $376 | 2.9× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $376 | 2.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $376 | 2.8× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $376 | 2.4× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $376 | 2.3× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville (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
Ask PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville'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 $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($80,806) is $50,031 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville 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.
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 PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
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