Abbeville General Hospital
118 N Hospital Dr, Abbeville, LA 70510 · 90 Priced Procedures · 74% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (0.99×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.99× fair market pricing.
Aligned Regional Benchmark Peer
Abbeville General Hospital prices shoppable and inpatient services (1.0× to 1.1× Medicare, divergence 1.10×) in alignment with regional hospital peers (0.99× Fair BaseRate). Reviewing plan-specific negotiated rates and cash discounts helps lock in the lowest out-of-pocket tier.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 61% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (80/100 safety score) with 74% 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 (0.99× 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 (0.6×) & laboratory (0.9×) services average 1.10× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.0×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.01×) jump +19% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.85×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 2,917) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 Abbeville General 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | — | unverified |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $778 | 0.8× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $639 | 0.7× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $613 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $495 | 0.8× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $469 | 1.3× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $399 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $316 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $316 | 0.6× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $280 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $216 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $216 | 0.7× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $216 | 0.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $216 | 0.6× |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $161 | 0.9× |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $161 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $159 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $159 | 0.6× |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $161 | unverified |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $125 | 0.8× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $95 | 0.8× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $93 | 0.8× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $97 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $95 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $99 | 0.7× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Abbeville General 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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Abbeville General Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $1,453 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
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Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Abbeville General 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (160 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 Abbeville General Hospital.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
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.