Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
1515 Village Drive, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 · 94 Priced Procedures · 80% 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
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.74× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.6× Medicare, p75 0.74× 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 33% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (72/100 safety score) with 80% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (42.2% AGB cap)
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.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.74× Fair BaseRate (0.7× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- 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.
- 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 Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 94 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $4,541 | 8.9× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $2,336 | 7.3× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $2,355 | 1.6× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,248 | 7.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,057 | 4.6× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,935 | 5.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,751 | 5.1× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,714 | 4.6× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,524 | 2.6× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,234 | 4.8× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,144 | 7.0× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,143 | 6.8× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,148 | 6.8× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,148 | 6.8× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $956 | 4.0× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $930 | 5.6× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $931 | 3.4× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $770 | 4.8× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $556 | 2.8× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $445 | 2.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $437 | 0.9× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $321 | 2.6× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $337 | 2.6× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $319 | 2.2× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $220 | 1.6× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,945
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (42.1% of gross = $2,945).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($4,541) Beats Your Bill
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $4,541 (vs. $4,541 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $511 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,986) is $6,475 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($511) and 19.6× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (42.1% 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (51 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 Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community 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.