Eaton Rapids Medical Center
1500 S Main Street, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 · 99 Priced Procedures · 88% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 25% below the fair benchmark (0.75×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Eaton Rapids Medical Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.9× Medicare, p50 0.72× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.7× Medicare, p75 0.88× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 25% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.75×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 92% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (74/100 safety score) with 88% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (62.8% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.72× Fair BaseRate (0.9× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.88×) jump +22% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.72×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 4,775) 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 Eaton Rapids Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 99 published procedures.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,761
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (62.8% of gross = $1,761).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,402) Beats Your Bill
Eaton Rapids Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,402 (vs. $718 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,021 Fair BaseRate ($877 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,804) is $1,783 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 3.2× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (62.8% 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 Eaton Rapids Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-05-22·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2024-10-24·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-08-29·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (72 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 Eaton Rapids 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.