Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates
418 North Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527 · 97 Priced Procedures · 65% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 49% below the fair benchmark (0.51×) 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
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates maintains disciplined commercial pricing across both elective shoppable care (3.7× Medicare) and captive emergency/ancillary departments (3.3× Medicare). Patients and health plans benefit from predictable, below-benchmark rates (0.51× Fair BaseRate) without hidden ancillary cross-subsidization.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 49% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.51×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 76% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (68/100 safety score) with 65% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (41.3% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 3.0× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.51× Fair BaseRate (3.7× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 2.9× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 3.2× Medicare (32¢ 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 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 97 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,493
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (41.3% of gross = $1,493).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,445) Beats Your Bill
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,445 (vs. $1,445 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,021 Fair BaseRate ($877 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,612) is $2,591 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 4.1× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (41.3% 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (75 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 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates.
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.