St Mary Medical Center Inc
1500 S Lake Park Ave, Hobart, IN 46342 · 97 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +46% above the fair benchmark (1.46×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.46× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
St Mary Medical Center Inc maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.46× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 48% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.99× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 48% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (70/100 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 (33.8% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.46× 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 (2.3×) & laboratory (2.2×) services average 1.19× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.89×) jump +23% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.54×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 10.4× Medicare (16¢ 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 St Mary Medical Center Inc
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 97 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Mary Medical Center Inc (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $27,721
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (33.8% of gross = $27,721).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($49,165) Beats Your Bill
St Mary Medical Center Inc's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $49,165 (vs. $48,395 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($81,942) is $51,167 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (33.8% 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 St Mary Medical Center Inc. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-04-08·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (523 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 St Mary Medical Center Inc.
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.