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Idaho Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 32 Idaho hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Good Deal · Below Fair Market
0.87×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price13% Below Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 32 Idaho hospitals, typical commercial prices average 13% below the U.S. fair price (0.87×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Idaho Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Idaho, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.32 Hospitals · 129 Procedures
Hospitals Priced32 in IDTotal hospitals in Idaho with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.6× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Idaho hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in ID0.44× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Idaho: Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics (Orofino) at 0.44× fair market price.

Most affordable Idaho hospital: Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics (Orofino) at 0.44× the fair price (56% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint32 Idaho Hospitals Analyzed

Idaho Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 32 reporting hospitals and 129 shoppable procedures in Idaho, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 0.87× the U.S. fair price average (1.6× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 7.3× across the state — from 0.44× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.19× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 0.87× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.6× Medicare
Advantage

Best Value in Idaho (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Idaho: Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics (Orofino) prices care at 0.44× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Boundary Community Hospital (Bonners Ferry, 0.63× fair) and Teton Valley Hospital (0.67× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Idaho hospitals (Q25) charge 0.87× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Idaho must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where Idaho Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Idaho facilities reach 5.7× Medicare (Cassia Regional Hospital in Burley, St Luke's Wood River Medical Center).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 7.3× between the lowest-priced (0.44×) and highest-priced (3.19×) hospitals in Idaho.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable ID Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.44× – 0.87× Fair

Led by Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics (Orofino) at 0.44× fair price.

Typical Idaho Hospital (State Median)1.6× Medicare
0.91× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 32 Idaho hospitals.

Highest-Markup ID Hospitals (Top 25%)7.3× State Spread
1.70× – 3.19× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Idaho hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Idaho County Price & Affordability Heatmap 21 of 44 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Idaho County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 44 counties in Idaho

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Bonneville County3hosps
0.84× Fair
Income $77k
Canyon County3hosps
1.22× Fair
Income $72k
Kootenai County2hosps
0.85× Fair
Income $77k
Valley County2hosps
1.05× Fair
Income $76k
Ada County2hosps
1.11× Fair
Income $89k
Bingham County2hosps
1.37× Fair
Income $77k
Clearwater County1hosp
0.44× Fair
Income $58k
Boundary County1hosp
0.63× Fair
Income $62k
Teton County1hosp
0.67× Fair
Income $91k
Bannock County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $64k
Gem County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $66k
Lemhi County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $52k
Idaho County1hosp
0.90× Fair
Income $61k
Caribou County1hosp
0.90× Fair
Income $67k
Madison County1hosp
0.91× Fair
Income $58k
Oneida County1hosp
0.91× Fair
Income $73k
Benewah County1hosp
1.31× Fair
Income $57k
Butte County1hosp
1.85× Fair
Income $43k
Bear Lake County1hosp
2.12× Fair
Income $67k
Blaine County1hosp
2.57× Fair
Income $84k
Cassia County1hosp
3.19× Fair
Income $67k
Twin Falls County0hosps
0.87× Fair
Income $65k
Bonner County0hosps
0.87× Fair
Income $65k
Nez Perce County0hosps
0.87× Fair
Income $71k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 44 total in Idaho

All Hospitals in Idaho (32)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Idaho (129)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Idaho price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Idaho by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Idaho regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Idaho

Across the 32 Idaho hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 28 of 32 hospitals
Aetna 24 of 32 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 24 of 32 hospitals
Cigna 19 of 32 hospitals
Humana 13 of 32 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 4 of 32 hospitals

Also negotiating in Idaho: SelectHealth (19) · PacificSource (17) · Moda Health (15) · Molina (13) · GEHA (9) · Health Net (6).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →