Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc
500 North Clarence Nash Boulevard, Watonga, OK 73772 · 87 Priced Procedures · 85% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 27% below the fair benchmark (0.73×) 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 · Low-Cost Across Departments
Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.76× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.9× Medicare, p75 0.86× 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 27% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.73×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 61% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (85/100 safety score) with 85% 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)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.73× 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.
- Captive ER (0.8×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 1.29× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.73× 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.
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 8.9× Medicare (23¢ 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 Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc
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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc (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 ($13,443) Beats Your Bill
Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $13,443 (vs. $13,443 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 ($20,681) is $1,594 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc 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 Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-06-23·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (31 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 Hospital Watonga, Inc.
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.