St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
5401 Lake Oconee Parkway, Greensboro, GA 30642 · 78 Priced Procedures · 87% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine
St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (7.2× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (2.7× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (6.2×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 87% patient recommendation (82/100 safety score)
- 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 7.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (5.8× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.8× Medicare (14¢ 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 St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 78 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,226 | 4.4× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $2,048 | 6.4× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,911 | 5.2× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,824 | 5.3× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,608 | 4.8× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,446 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,300 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,225 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,185 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,199 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,138 | 2.0× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,129 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,152 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,087 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,090 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $809 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $662 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $498 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $436 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $451 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $362 | unverified |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $385 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $339 | unverified |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $296 | unverified |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $219 | unverified |
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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 ($2,226) Beats Your Bill
St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,226 (vs. $2,226 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $511 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,424) is $2,913 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($511) and 9.6× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify St Marys Good Samaritan 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (187 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 St Marys Good Samaritan 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.