Wallowa Memorial Hospital
601 Medical Parkway, Enterprise, OR 97828 · 107 Priced Procedures · 78% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 55% below the fair benchmark (0.45×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.45× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Wallowa Memorial Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.34× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.8× Medicare, p75 0.78× 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 55% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.45×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 11% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (72/100 safety score) with 78% 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 (0.45× 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 (0.7×) & laboratory (2.6×) services average 1.60× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.5×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.78×) jump +129% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.34×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 3,135) 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 Wallowa Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 107 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $133,218 | 7.0× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $114,688 | 13.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $4,470 | 10.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $4,191 | 8.2× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $3,800 | 12.5× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $3,426 | 0.3× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $3,241 | 9.6× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $3,257 | 0.2× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,962 | 8.6× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,879 | 7.8× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $2,713 | 4.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,607 | 10.1× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,032 | 12.2× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,040 | 12.1× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,956 | 12.2× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,967 | 12.1× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,951 | 8.1× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,900 | 11.3× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,764 | 0.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,481 | 8.9× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $1,436 | 0.5× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $1,397 | 0.4× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $1,308 | 0.5× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,030 | 3.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $857 | 6.4× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Wallowa Memorial Hospital (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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Wallowa Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $133,218 (vs. $133,218 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 ($133,218) is $114,131 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 9.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Wallowa Memorial 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 Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-04-01·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (71 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 Wallowa Memorial 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.