How many shoppable procedure prices are published for Northeastern Center?

Northeastern Center in Auburn, IN currently has 111 standardized procedure price records indexed from its public 45 CFR § 180 machine-readable file.

How do Northeastern Center's commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate?

Across scored shoppable procedures, Northeastern Center's median negotiated commercial rate is 0.5× the regionally adjusted fair BaseRate benchmark.

Hospital Profile Psychiatric Hospital Voluntary non-profit - Private 16 Beds · rural Updated: 6/1/2026

Northeastern Center

1850 Wesley Rd, Auburn, IN 46706 · 111 Priced Procedures

CMS Overall Rating No CMS Rating

Good Deal · Below Fair Market

0.51×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here are 49% below the fair benchmark (0.51×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

60/100 · Caution

60/100Self-Pay Cash Beats Insurance 0% of the Time

File Completeness73

Price Logic71

Peer Alignment91

Clean Billing6

Real Cash Discount50

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintLow Shoppable & Low Captive Rates

Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments

Northeastern Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.45× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.8× Medicare, p75 0.62× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.

#11 of 107 in IN · 9th State Percentile#56 of 3,385 in U.S. · 1st National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 49% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.51×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (50/100 Cash Honesty)
CMS clinical safety score (54/100 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 (53.9% AGB cap)

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (0.51× 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 (4.0×) & laboratory (2.0×) services average 1.60× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.5×)
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.62×) jump +38% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.45×)
Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,460) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

0.5× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER1.60× Divergence

0.8× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+38% Upper Tail

Q25 0.43× · Q50 0.45× · Q75 0.62×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

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Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

0.5× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

0.8× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

2.0× MedicareGood

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

4.0× MedicareElevated

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

2.0× MedicareGood

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

1.1× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

0% Cash Edge · 50/100Elevated

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

3 CMS · 54/100Elevated

Procedure Prices at Northeastern Center

High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 111 published procedures.

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Procedure & Billing Code	Self-Pay Cash	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs. Fair
Total knee replacement CPT Code: `27447`	—	—	$13,523	—
Total hip replacement CPT Code: `27130`	—	—	$13,413	—
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: `47562`	—	—	$6,109	—
Breast lump removal CPT Code: `19120`	—	—	$3,875	—
Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: `49505`	—	—	$3,629	—
Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: `28296`	—	—	$3,446	—
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: `29881`	—	—	$3,372	—
C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: `59510`	—	—	$2,975	—
Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: `59400`	—	—	$2,680	—
Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: `66984`	—	—	$2,540	—
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `45380`	—	—	$1,256	—
Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: `95810`	—	—	$1,021	—
Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `43239`	—	—	$987	—
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	—	—	$981	—
Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: `G0260`	—	—	$855	—
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	—	—	$583	—
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	—	—	$498	—
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	—	—	$511	—
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	—	—	$448	—
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	—	—	$369	—
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	—	—	$343	—
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	—	—	$338	—
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	—	—	$303	—
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	—	—	$242	—
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	—	—	$258	—
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	—	—	$272	—
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	—	—	$201	—
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	—	—	$160	—
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	—	—	$166	—
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	—	—	$167	—
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	—	—	$169	—
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	—	—	$168	—
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	—	—	$163	—
Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) CPT Code: `90791`	—	$129	$185	0.7×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	—	—	$132	—
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	—	—	$134	—
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	—	—	$126	—
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	—	—	$130	—
Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77066`	—	—	$148	—
Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90371`	—	—	$151	—
Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: `90837`	—	$112	$181	0.6×
Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77067`	—	—	$123	—
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	—	—	$86	—
New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: `99203`	—	—	$110	—
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: `99214`	—	—	$123	—
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	—	—	$92	—
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	—	—	$93	—
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	—	—	$93	—
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	—	—	$112	—
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	—	—	$110	—
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	—	—	$92	—
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	—	—	$93	—
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	—	—	$93	—
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	—	—	$93	—
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	—	—	$92	—
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) CPT Code: `99213`	—	—	$87	—
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	—	—	$86	—
Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: `90675`	—	—	$347	—
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine HCPCS Code: `90716`	—	—	$203	—
Pneumococcal vaccine HCPCS Code: `90732`	—	—	$140	—
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: `90707`	—	—	$111	—
Family therapy session CPT Code: `90847`	—	$78	$173	0.5×
Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: `90834`	—	$72	$166	0.4×
Group therapy session CPT Code: `90853`	—	$41	$100	0.4×
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	—	—	$46	—
Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90715`	—	—	$56	—
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	—	—	$64	—
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	—	—	$9	—
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	—	—	$11	—
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	—	—	$14	—
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	—	—	$9	—
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) CPT Code: `81001`	—	—	$3	—
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	—	—	$7	—
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	—	—	$31	—
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	—	—	$5	—
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	—	—	$5	—
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	—	—	$16	—
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	—	—	$14	—
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	—	—	$38	—
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	—	—	$4	—
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	—	—	$10	—
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	—	—	$35	—
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	—	—	$34	—
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	—	—	$40	—
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) CPT Code: `97750`	—	—	$38	—
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	—	—	$51	—
Prosthetic fitting and training CPT Code: `97761`	—	—	$45	—
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	—	—	$7	—
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	—	—	$7	—
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	—	—	$5	—
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	—	—	$19	—
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	—	—	$5	—
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	—	—	$18	—
DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90700`	—	—	$39	—
Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: `90744`	—	—	$37	—
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	—	—	$33	—
Flu vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0008`	—	—	$48	—
Pneumonia vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0009`	—	—	$49	—
Colorectal cancer screening HCPCS Code: `G0010`	—	—	$49	—
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	—	—	$4	—
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	—	—	$3	—
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	—	—	$8	—
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	—	—	$5	—
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	—	—	$6	—
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	—	—	$15	—
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	—	—	$11	—
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	—	—	$9	—
Flu vaccine (high dose) HCPCS Code: `90656`	—	—	$25	—
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) CPT Code: `93000`	—	—	$25	—
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	—	—	$38	—
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	—	—	$20	—

Showing top 25 high-impact procedures of 111 total

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 53.9%

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CMS CCN: 154050

CPT 27447

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Fair BaseRate™ $13,523

Medicare Rate $13,117

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $15,551

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with Northeastern Center’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $490 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $490

At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (53.9% of gross = $490).

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Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask Northeastern Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

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1-Click Factual Dispute Summary: Copy a citation-backed benchmark memo (with CMS CCN, CPT code, Medicare reference, Fair BaseRate, and 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) calculations) to paste into patient-portal messages or billing appeals.

IRS Form 990 Schedule H & 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Hospital

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)

EIN: 351403134

Filing Period: 197707

Free Care Eligibility BenchmarkUp to 200% FPL100% charity write-off income threshold

Discounted Care EligibilityUp to 400% FPLSliding-scale & AGB billing cap tier

Charity Care Share of ExpensesSee Schedule HNet community financial assistance reported

26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) AGB Benchmark Method: lookback_commercial_median

Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (53.9% 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.

Screen your household size, income, and itemized CPT codes against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines: Calculate Your 501(r) Cap Above ↑

CMS Care Compare Public Quality Record

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 Northeastern Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.

2025-02-13·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded
2024-12-23·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
2024-09-11·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded

Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.

Care-Setting Arbitrage, Bilateral SVD Insurer Leverage & Regional Alternatives

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Regional Quality & Price Benchmark Pareto Frontier (Price + Quality)

2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Northeastern Center.

Price Index: 0.70× regional baseline

Quality: 54/100 CMS composite

Median Household Income$70,080U.S. Census ACS

Local Uninsured Share6.8%Regional ACS estimate

200% FPL (1 Person)$31,920Common free-care ceiling

400% FPL (Family of 4)$128,600Common AGB cap ceiling

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