Gordon Memorial Hospital District
300 East 8Th St, Gordon, NE 69343 · 103 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +65% above the fair benchmark (1.65×) 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
Gordon Memorial Hospital District prices routine shoppable procedures at 2.6× Medicare (median 1.51× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +51% to 2.28× 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 0.85× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 18% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% 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)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.65× 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 1.51× Fair BaseRate (2.6× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.28×) jump +51% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.51×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 9.9× Medicare (28¢ 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 Gordon Memorial Hospital District
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 103 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $5,500 | 12.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $4,850 | 16.0× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $3,840 | unverified |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,453 | 0.9× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $2,334 | 0.2× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,331 | 0.2× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,944 | 5.8× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,536 | 6.0× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,548 | 1.5× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,485 | 4.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,489 | 2.9× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,440 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,368 | 5.7× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,224 | 7.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,200 | 3.5× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,108 | 0.2× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $1,069 | 0.3× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $909 | 0.3× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $847 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $850 | 5.0× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $869 | 3.2× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $807 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $820 | 4.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $810 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $752 | 4.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Gordon Memorial Hospital District (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
Gordon Memorial Hospital District's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,500 (vs. $5,500 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 ($5,500) is $5,052 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($448) and 15.4× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Gordon Memorial Hospital District 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. 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 Gordon Memorial Hospital District.
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.