Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island
116 Eddie Dowling Hwy, North Smithfield, RI 02896 · 85 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island prices routine shoppable procedures near 8.0× Medicare (p50 1.00×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 16.2× Medicare (p75 1.28×, +28% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
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 (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 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 10.0× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (11.6×) & laboratory (14.6×) services average 2.03× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (8.0×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 5,000) 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 Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $323,037 | unverified |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $194,248 | unverified |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $192,888 | unverified |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $176,298 | unverified |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $77,959 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $4,897 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $4,409 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,959 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $3,525 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $3,257 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $3,058 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,603 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $2,304 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,262 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $2,246 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,150 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $2,046 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,011 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,033 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,114 | 1.9× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $859 | unverified |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $819 | 1.6× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $778 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $541 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $541 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (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
Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $323,037 (vs. $323,037 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 ($323,037) is $292,262 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 13.7× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island 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.
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 Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island.
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.