Ascension St Vincent Williamsport
412 N Monroe St, Williamsport, IN 47993 · 118 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 27% below the fair benchmark (0.73×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Ascension St Vincent Williamsport maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.6× Medicare, p50 0.69× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.94× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 27% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.73×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 2% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (5.0% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.73× 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 (0.9×) & laboratory (2.8×) services average 1.67× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.94×) jump +36% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.69×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 3,892) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 Ascension St Vincent Williamsport
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 118 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Ascension St Vincent Williamsport (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,673
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (5.0% of gross = $1,673).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Ascension St Vincent Williamsport's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $8,223 Fair BaseRate ($5,676 Medicare)
Your bill ($33,199) is $24,976 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($8,223) and 5.8× the $5,676 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (5.0% 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
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 Ascension St Vincent Williamsport.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
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.