Callaway District Hospital
P O Box 100, 211 E Kimball, Callaway, NE 68825 · 94 Priced Procedures · 89% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +102% above the fair benchmark (2.02×) 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
Callaway District Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures at 3.4× Medicare (median 1.81× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +55% to 2.81× 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 1.12× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 73% of shoppable procedures (41/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (74/100 safety score) with 89% 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 1.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.81× Fair BaseRate (3.4× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.81×) jump +55% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.81×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 9.7× Medicare (21¢ 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 Callaway District Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 94 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $4,416 | 9.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $3,794 | 12.5× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,118 | 4.1× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,793 | 5.2× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,755 | 5.2× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,644 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,397 | 5.4× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,271 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,206 | 7.2× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,207 | 7.2× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,212 | 7.2× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,177 | 7.2× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,191 | 4.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,134 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,056 | 6.6× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,068 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $956 | 5.8× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $864 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $742 | 2.7× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $545 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $444 | 3.3× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $414 | 3.2× |
| Family therapy session CPT Code: 90847 | $397 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $354 | 2.8× |
| Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) CPT Code: 90834 | $355 | unverified |
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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.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($4,416) Beats Your Bill
Callaway District Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $4,416 (vs. $4,416 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 ($4,907) is $4,459 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($448) and 13.8× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Callaway District 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 (34 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 Callaway District 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.