Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority
520 Medical Drive, Guymon, OK 73942 · 96 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +102% above the fair benchmark (2.02×) 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
Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.9× Medicare (p50 1.73×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 3.8× Medicare (p75 2.84×, +64% 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 1.20× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (68/100 safety score) with 72% 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 2.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (0.8×) & laboratory (2.5×) services average 2.00× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.9×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.84×) jump +64% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.73×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 8.1× Medicare (14¢ 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 Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 96 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $18,435 | 1.0× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $10,753 | 3.2× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $7,867 | 1.3× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $7,624 | 0.9× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $3,629 | 2.5× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $3,653 | 1.0× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $3,114 | 0.8× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,457 | 1.2× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $1,439 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,406 | 1.4× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,399 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $990 | 1.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $786 | 1.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $735 | 2.1× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $722 | 0.0× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $615 | 1.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $630 | 1.4× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $581 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $536 | 3.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $548 | 1.8× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $548 | 1.5× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $437 | 2.6× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $437 | 2.6× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $448 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $363 | 2.2× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority (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 ($23,069) Beats Your Bill
Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $23,069 (vs. $18,435 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($28,836) is $9,749 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 2.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-11-08·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-05-24·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2024-02-20·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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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.