Ashland Health Center
625 South Kentucky Street, Ashland, KS 67831 · 93 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 22% below the fair benchmark (0.78×) 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
Ashland Health Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (1.0× Medicare, p50 0.74× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.9× Medicare, p75 0.92× 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 22% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.78×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 64% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (85/100 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 (82.3% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.74× Fair BaseRate (1.0× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.92×) jump +24% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.74×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 3.6× Medicare (39¢ 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 Ashland Health Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 93 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,701 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,516 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $720 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $678 | 1.3× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $614 | 1.8× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $614 | 1.8× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $614 | 1.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $598 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $566 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $566 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $534 | 1.8× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $534 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $534 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $534 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $534 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $534 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $534 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $534 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $534 | unverified |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $328 | 0.2× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $276 | unverified |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $268 | unverified |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $179 | 1.5× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $168 | 1.3× |
| Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) CPT Code: 90791 | $188 | 1.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Ashland Health Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,750
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (82.3% of gross = $1,750).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,701) Beats Your Bill
Ashland Health Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,701 (vs. $1,701 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $583 Fair BaseRate ($558 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,126) is $1,543 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($583) and 3.8× the $558 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (82.3% 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Ashland Health Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-03-21·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2023-06-01·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2023-02-23·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
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 Ashland Health Center.
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.