Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
904 Scioto Street, Urbana, OH 43078 · 109 Priced Procedures · 69% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 65% below the fair benchmark (0.35×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.35× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.35× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.5× Medicare, p75 0.35× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 65% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.35×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 69% patient recommendation (69/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (10.4% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.35× Fair BaseRate (0.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- 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 Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 109 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $51,936 | 3.9× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $34,206 | 2.5× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $16,062 | 4.4× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $11,749 | 1.9× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $7,680 | 23.9× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $7,663 | 3.0× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $6,132 | 4.9× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $4,843 | 4.9× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $4,459 | 4.4× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $2,859 | 0.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,514 | 4.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,452 | 5.5× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,259 | 4.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,180 | 7.2× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $2,063 | 15.4× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,997 | 5.4× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $1,806 | 12.0× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,667 | 6.1× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,574 | 4.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,561 | 4.6× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,413 | 5.5× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,362 | 8.4× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,304 | 5.4× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,090 | 6.5× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,090 | 6.5× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $9,011
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (10.4% of gross = $9,011).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($51,936) Beats Your Bill
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $51,936 (vs. $51,936 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $13,413 Fair BaseRate ($13,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($86,561) is $73,148 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($13,413) and 6.6× the $13,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (10.4% 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-07-17·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2025-05-30·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (97 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 Mercy Health - Urbana 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.