Excelsior Springs Hospital
1700 Rainbow Boulevard, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 · 93 Priced Procedures · 68% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +71% above the fair benchmark (1.71×) 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
Excelsior Springs Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures at 2.5× Medicare (median 1.78× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +57% to 2.80× 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 1.28× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 2% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 68% 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 1.5× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.78× Fair BaseRate (2.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.80×) jump +57% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.78×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 6.8× Medicare (25¢ 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 Excelsior Springs Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 93 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $47,767 | 2.5× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $5,918 | unverified |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,637 | 0.2× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $2,339 | 1.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,298 | unverified |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,783 | 1.8× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,768 | 1.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,767 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,261 | 2.5× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,078 | unverified |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $814 | 4.7× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $744 | 4.6× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $741 | 2.2× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $629 | 3.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $597 | 3.6× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $581 | 2.1× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $555 | 3.5× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $562 | 3.4× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $568 | 3.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $476 | 1.0× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $438 | 1.3× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $417 | 1.1× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $314 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $273 | 2.2× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $292 | 2.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Excelsior Springs 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
Excelsior Springs Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $47,767 (vs. $47,767 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 ($47,767) is $28,335 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 3.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Excelsior Springs 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (38 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 Excelsior Springs 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.