Parkland Health Center
1101 W Liberty, Farmington, MO 63640 · 95 Priced Procedures · 68% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +21% above the fair benchmark (1.21×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.21× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Parkland Health Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.1× Medicare (p50 1.02×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.6× Medicare (p75 1.65×, +62% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.84× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 71% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 68% patient recommendation (70/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (59.0% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.21× 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 (1.6×) & laboratory (2.5×) services average 1.45× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.65×) jump +62% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.02×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 9,958) 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 Parkland Health Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 95 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Parkland Health Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $22,805
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (59.0% of gross = $22,805).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($23,203) Beats Your Bill
Parkland Health Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $23,203 (vs. $16,908 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($38,672) is $19,585 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 2.7× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (59.0% 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (477 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 Parkland 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.