Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital
238 South Congress Street, Rushville, IL 62681 · 100 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +38% above the fair benchmark (1.38×) 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
Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.4× Medicare (p50 1.34×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.9× Medicare (p75 1.99×, +49% 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 0.43× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 31% of shoppable procedures (44/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 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 1.8× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (0.6×) & laboratory (1.2×) services average 1.36× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.4×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.99×) jump +49% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.34×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 10.5× Medicare (22¢ 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 Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 100 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $9,051 | unverified |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $5,076 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,706 | 6.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,414 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,131 | unverified |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $531 | 0.1× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $505 | 0.1× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $319 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $326 | 1.3× |
| Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: 92507 | $340 | unverified |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $280 | 3.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $297 | 0.6× |
| Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) CPT Code: 90791 | $305 | unverified |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $305 | unverified |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $305 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $257 | 1.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $233 | 1.5× |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $229 | unverified |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: 99203 | $220 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $186 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $168 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $186 | 0.7× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $202 | 0.2× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $165 | 0.4× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $181 | 0.1× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Sarah D Culbertson Memorial 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.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($9,051) Beats Your Bill
Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $9,051 (vs. $9,051 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $322 Fair BaseRate ($275 Medicare)
Your bill ($10,057) is $9,735 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($322) and 36.6× the $275 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Sarah D Culbertson Memorial 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. 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 Sarah D Culbertson 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.