Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc.
708 N 18Th Street, Marysville, KS 66508 · 107 Priced Procedures · 70% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +56% above the fair benchmark (1.56×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.56× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.8× Medicare (p50 1.46×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 2.1× Medicare (p75 1.99×, +36% 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 1.04× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 7% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 70% patient recommendation (71/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (50.8% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.56× 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 (2.6×) & laboratory (2.5×) services average 1.17× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.99×) jump +36% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.46×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 4.8× Medicare (28¢ 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 Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc.
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 107 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $22,152 | 1.1× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $11,339 | 0.6× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $6,857 | 0.8× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $4,593 | unverified |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $4,318 | unverified |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $3,330 | 0.2× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $3,250 | 0.2× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $2,706 | 1.1× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,610 | 0.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,532 | 2.6× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $1,100 | 0.3× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,056 | 1.0× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $602 | 0.2× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $553 | 1.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $553 | 1.6× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $553 | 1.5× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $553 | 1.1× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $564 | 0.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $516 | 1.0× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $481 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $480 | 3.0× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $480 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $480 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $480 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $480 | 2.9× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $16,819
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (50.8% of gross = $16,819).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc.'s published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $33,134 (vs. $22,152 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($33,134) is $13,702 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 2.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (50.8% 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc.. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-12-30·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2025-09-25·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (129 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 Community Memorial Healthcare, 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.