Goodland Regional Medical Center
220 West Second Street, Goodland, KS 67735 · 93 Priced Procedures · 45% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +61% above the fair benchmark (1.61×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.61× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Goodland Regional Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.9× Medicare (p50 1.49×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 2.1× Medicare (p75 2.06×, +38% 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 1.09× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 14% of shoppable procedures (49/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 45% patient recommendation (63/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.61× 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 (2.8×) & laboratory (3.8×) services average 1.11× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.9×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.06×) jump +38% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.49×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.4× Medicare (33¢ 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 Goodland Regional Medical 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $5,382 | 1.8× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $5,171 | 1.9× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $4,143 | unverified |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $4,145 | unverified |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $3,227 | 0.9× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $2,706 | 1.1× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,364 | 1.1× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,298 | 2.2× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,321 | 1.3× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,153 | 1.2× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,056 | 1.0× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $526 | 1.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $526 | 1.5× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $526 | 1.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $516 | 1.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $526 | 1.0× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $481 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $458 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $458 | 2.8× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $458 | 2.8× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $458 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $458 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $458 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $458 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $458 | 1.8× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Goodland Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($5,382) Beats Your Bill
Goodland Regional Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,382 (vs. $5,382 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $2,975 Fair BaseRate ($2,473 Medicare)
Your bill ($5,980) is $3,005 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($2,975) and 2.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Goodland Regional Medical Center as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
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 Goodland Regional Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-04-17·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2025-06-09·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (60 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 Goodland Regional Medical 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.