Rooks County Health Center
1210 North Washington, Plainville, KS 67663 · 91 Priced Procedures · 84% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +168% above the fair benchmark (2.68×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
Rooks County Health Center prices routine shoppable procedures at 3.9× Medicare (median 2.39× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +46% to 3.48× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.92× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 63% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (73/100 safety score) with 84% 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)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 4.9× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 2.39× Fair BaseRate (3.9× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 3.48×) jump +46% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 2.39×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 6.7× 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 Rooks County Health Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 91 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $16,286 | 0.8× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $12,800 | 0.7× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $7,594 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,816 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,969 | 3.4× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,892 | 1.9× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,484 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,484 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,503 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,344 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,283 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,250 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $1,223 | 3.8× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,210 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,118 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,052 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,002 | 6.0× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,002 | 5.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $956 | 5.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $848 | 1.7× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $750 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $643 | 4.9× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $635 | 3.8× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $542 | 0.4× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $417 | 3.2× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Rooks County Health 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 ($28,747) Beats Your Bill
Rooks County Health Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $28,747 (vs. $16,286 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 ($38,330) is $18,898 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 2.7× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Rooks County Health 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 Rooks County Health Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-04-03·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2023-07-17·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2023-03-28·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (49 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 Rooks County 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.