Mimbres Valley Medical Center
900 W Ash Street, Deming, NM 88031 · 99 Priced Procedures · 68% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine
Mimbres Valley Medical Center concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (11.1× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (2.4× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (14.4×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (65/100 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 11.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (8.9× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 10,000) 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 Mimbres Valley Medical Center
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $41,241 | 2.1× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $21,507 | 1.1× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $12,922 | 1.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $5,344 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $5,308 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,533 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $3,308 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,840 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $2,847 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $2,612 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,620 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $2,469 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,254 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,260 | unverified |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $2,155 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $2,043 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,960 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,600 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,383 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,136 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $1,008 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $943 | unverified |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $847 | 1.0× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $820 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $766 | 2.4× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mimbres Valley Medical Center (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.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($41,241) Beats Your Bill
Mimbres Valley Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $41,241 (vs. $41,241 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 ($82,483) is $63,051 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 5.9× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Mimbres Valley Medical Center 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (114 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 Mimbres Valley Medical 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.