O'Connor Hospital
460 Andes Road, Delhi, NY 13753 · 117 Priced Procedures · 91% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +72% above the fair benchmark (1.72×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
O'Connor Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.1× Medicare (p50 1.24×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 6.0× Medicare (p75 3.00×, +142% 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 0.58× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 82% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (75/100 safety score) with 91% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (35.7% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.6×) & laboratory (2.8×) services average 5.45× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 3.00×) jump +142% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.24×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 9.2× Medicare (17¢ 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 O'Connor Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 117 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at O'Connor Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $120
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (35.7% of gross = $120).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask O'Connor Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your entered amount is at or below the modeled Fair BaseRate benchmark ($19,432).
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (35.7% 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 O'Connor Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-06-05·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2025-01-14·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-10-02·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (67 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 O'Connor 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.