Minneola District Hospital
212 Main, Minneola, KS 67865 · 104 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +24% above the fair benchmark (1.24×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Minneola District Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.24× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 61% 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 0.65× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 61% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- 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 (1.24× 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.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.21× Fair BaseRate (1.7× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.62×) jump +34% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.21×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 3.2× 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 Minneola District Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 104 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $5,052 | unverified |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $3,547 | 0.6× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $3,358 | 1.3× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,100 | 0.2× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,055 | unverified |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $1,925 | 0.6× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $1,751 | 0.7× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $762 | 2.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $695 | 1.4× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $551 | 0.2× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $490 | 1.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $505 | 1.1× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $475 | 0.6× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $476 | 0.5× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $416 | 1.6× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $440 | 0.1× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $391 | 0.3× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $324 | 2.0× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $324 | 2.0× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $324 | 2.0× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $324 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $324 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $324 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $347 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $311 | 0.6× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Minneola District Hospital (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 ($3,823) Beats Your Bill
Minneola District Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $3,823 (vs. $5,052 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $3,372 Fair BaseRate ($3,343 Medicare)
Your bill ($5,462) is $2,090 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($3,372) and 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Minneola District Hospital 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 Minneola District Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-06-07·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-03-07·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 Minneola District 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.