McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 · 93 Priced Procedures · 79% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (16.9× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (5.8× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (8.1×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 79% patient recommendation (73/100 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)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 16.9× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (13.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,410) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 93 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $82,223 | 2.7× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $73,553 | 4.1× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $52,428 | 2.7× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $29,105 | 1.5× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $15,945 | 1.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $6,528 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $6,199 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $4,515 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $4,156 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $3,973 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $3,822 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $3,697 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $3,204 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $3,202 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $3,100 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $3,100 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $3,100 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $3,072 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,534 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,534 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,770 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $1,368 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $997 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $945 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $895 | 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 ($82,223) Beats Your Bill
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $82,223 (vs. $82,223 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($137,038) is $106,263 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 5.8× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-02-29·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2023-08-15·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2023-05-04·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (1,333 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 McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
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.