Kiowa County Memorial Hospital
721 West Kansas Ave, Greensburg, KS 67054 · 90 Priced Procedures · 94% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +155% above the fair benchmark (2.55×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 3.2× Medicare (p50 2.54×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 3.4× Medicare (p75 3.15×, +24% 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 1.51× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 69% of shoppable procedures (85/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (75/100 safety score) with 94% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (89.0% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (2.55× 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 (0.9×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 1.06× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (3.2×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 3.15×) jump +24% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 2.54×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.8× 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 Kiowa County Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 90 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,242 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,350 | 3.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,300 | 2.5× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,250 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,063 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,000 | 3.0× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,000 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,000 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $955 | 3.2× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $800 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $800 | 4.9× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $800 | 4.8× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $800 | 4.8× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $800 | 4.7× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $765 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $691 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $665 | 2.4× |
| Group therapy session CPT Code: 90853 | $590 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $561 | unverified |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $545 | unverified |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $490 | unverified |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $497 | unverified |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $375 | 3.3× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $250 | 2.7× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $266 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,995
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (89.0% of gross = $1,995).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,906) Beats Your Bill
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,906 (vs. $2,242 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 ($2,242) is $1,659 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($583) and 4.0× the $558 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (89.0% 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 Kiowa County Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-06-05·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-03-01·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (28 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 Kiowa County Memorial Hospital.
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.