Seiling Municipal Hospital
809 Ne Highway 60, Seiling, OK 73663 · 78 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +241% above the fair benchmark (3.41×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
Seiling Municipal Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures at 5.1× Medicare (median 3.01× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +54% to 4.63× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 2.18× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 69% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 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 6.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 3.01× Fair BaseRate (5.1× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 4.63×) jump +54% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 3.01×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 8.4× Medicare (28¢ 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 Seiling Municipal Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 78 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $14,219 | 0.7× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $4,271 | 0.5× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,614 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,547 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,830 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,681 | 9.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,602 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,561 | 2.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,478 | 8.9× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,375 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,282 | 8.0× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,244 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,260 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,164 | 7.0× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,139 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $963 | 5.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $961 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $966 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $603 | 4.8× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $539 | unverified |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $519 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $397 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $408 | unverified |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $323 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $343 | unverified |
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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 ($51,252) Beats Your Bill
Seiling Municipal Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $51,252 (vs. $14,219 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 ($58,142) is $39,055 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 4.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Seiling Municipal 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Seiling Municipal Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-06-03·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-02-26·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.
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 Seiling 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.