Arbuckle Memorial Hospital
2011 West Broadway, Sulphur, OK 73086 · 87 Priced Procedures · 73% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +52% above the fair benchmark (1.52×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.52× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.52× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 42% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.06× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 42% of shoppable procedures (98/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 73% patient recommendation (70/100 safety score)
- 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 (1.52× 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 1.47× Fair BaseRate (2.0× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.86×) jump +27% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.47×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 4.4× Medicare (36¢ 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 Arbuckle Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 87 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,217 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,005 | 2.2× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $752 | 4.5× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $744 | 0.6× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $681 | 2.6× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $701 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $577 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $602 | 2.5× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $573 | 0.6× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $573 | 0.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $528 | 1.7× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $528 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $450 | 2.8× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $463 | 2.8× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $463 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $450 | 2.7× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $354 | 0.1× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $306 | 2.4× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $320 | 0.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $249 | 1.9× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $244 | 1.8× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $249 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $209 | 1.7× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $169 | 1.8× |
| Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: 92507 | $152 | 1.8× |
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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 ($1,920) Beats Your Bill
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,920 (vs. $1,217 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 ($2,400) is $1,379 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 2.7× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Arbuckle Memorial Hospital 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 (33 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 Arbuckle Memorial 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.