Wayne County Hospital
417 South East Street, Corydon, IA 50060 · 109 Priced Procedures · 91% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +5% above the fair benchmark (1.05×) 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
Wayne County Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 0.9× Medicare (p50 0.92×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.6× Medicare (p75 1.54×, +67% 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 0.49× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 2% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (67/100 safety score) with 91% 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 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (0.6×) & laboratory (1.9×) services average 1.78× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.54×) jump +67% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.92×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.2× 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 Wayne County Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 109 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Wayne County 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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Wayne County Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $37,395 (vs. $18,682 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($37,395) is $17,963 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 2.7× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Wayne County 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 Wayne County Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-12-23·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-09-17·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (86 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 Wayne County 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.