Purcell Municipal Hospital
1500 North Green Avenue, Purcell, OK 73080 · 85 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +36% above the fair benchmark (1.36×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.36× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Purcell Municipal Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.36× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 63% 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 1.01× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 63% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (69.0% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 2.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (2.3×) & laboratory (2.9×) services average 1.06× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.88×) jump +30% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.45×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 2.9× Medicare (42¢ 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 Purcell Municipal Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 85 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $13,439 | 0.7× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,486 | 3.0× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,335 | 1.3× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $810 | 0.9× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $659 | 1.3× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $659 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $488 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $510 | 1.1× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $530 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $510 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $510 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $432 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $455 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $455 | unverified |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $452 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $378 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $378 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $307 | 1.1× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $283 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $195 | 1.5× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $195 | 1.5× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $195 | 1.5× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $195 | 1.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $216 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $225 | 0.9× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Purcell Municipal Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $18,674
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (69.0% of gross = $18,674).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($16,247) Beats Your Bill
Purcell Municipal Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $16,247 (vs. $13,439 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 ($27,079) is $7,992 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 1.9× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (69.0% 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Purcell Municipal Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-08-01·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
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Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. 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 Purcell Municipal 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.