Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
800 East Locust Street, Olney, IL 62450 · 99 Priced Procedures · 60% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +223% above the fair benchmark (3.23×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 3.23× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 4.1× Medicare (p50 3.38×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 6.5× Medicare (p75 3.57×, +6% 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 2.33× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 11% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 60% patient recommendation (65/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (23.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (3.23× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (5.9×) & laboratory (10.4×) services average 1.59× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (4.1×)
- Even at low-cost facilities (3.23× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 17.0× 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 Carle Richland Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 99 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $6,353 | 6.2× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $5,817 | unverified |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $4,274 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $3,633 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $3,045 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $2,999 | 9.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,557 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $2,352 | 17.6× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $1,722 | 13.2× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,743 | 6.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,580 | 3.2× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $1,544 | 11.7× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $1,476 | 11.7× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $1,376 | 12.3× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,386 | 1.6× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,200 | 3.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,200 | 3.5× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,200 | 3.3× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,200 | 2.3× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $1,092 | 11.7× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $956 | 10.3× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $945 | 10.3× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $735 | 7.9× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $735 | 5.0× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $693 | 7.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,495
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (23.5% of gross = $1,495).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $6,353 (vs. $6,353 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,021 Fair BaseRate ($877 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,353) is $5,332 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 7.2× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (23.5% 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 Carle Richland Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-03-26·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2025-02-27·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-11-19·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (161 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 Carle Richland Memorial 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.