Southwest Healthcare Services
802 2Nd St Nw, Bowman, ND 58623 · 99 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 65% below the fair benchmark (0.35×) 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
Southwest Healthcare Services maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.37× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.5× Medicare, p75 0.37× 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 65% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.35×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (42/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (28.3% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.35× 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.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.37× Fair BaseRate (0.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 1.4× Medicare (54¢ 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 Southwest Healthcare Services
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.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,437 | 5.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,360 | 4.6× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $2,112 | 2.1× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,526 | 4.1× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,400 | 4.1× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,355 | 4.0× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,268 | 4.9× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,160 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,121 | 3.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,054 | 4.4× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $965 | 5.8× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $907 | 5.6× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $907 | 5.4× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $910 | 5.4× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $905 | 1.6× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $905 | 0.2× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $822 | 4.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $807 | 1.6× |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $761 | 4.4× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $726 | 4.5× |
| Group therapy session CPT Code: 90853 | $662 | 6.6× |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $680 | 4.1× |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $693 | 3.8× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $670 | 2.5× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $630 | 0.4× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Southwest Healthcare Services (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $765
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (28.3% of gross = $765).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,437) Beats Your Bill
Southwest Healthcare Services's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,437 (vs. $2,437 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $448 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,708) is $2,260 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($448) and 7.6× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (28.3% 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 Southwest Healthcare Services. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-01-21·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2025-09-05·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. 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 Southwest Healthcare Services.
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.