Haywood County Community Hospital
2545 North Washington Avenue, Brownsville, TN 38012 · 77 Priced Procedures · 83% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 16% below the fair benchmark (0.84×) 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
Haywood County Community Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.83× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.1× Medicare, p75 0.95× 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 16% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.84×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 32% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (72/100 safety score) with 83% 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 (0.84× 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 (1.0×) & laboratory (1.1×) services average 1.57× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.84× 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.
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 4.3× Medicare (21¢ 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 Haywood County Community Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 77 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $18,937 | 1.0× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $2,842 | 0.5× |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $2,083 | 0.8× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $881 | 0.7× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $553 | 0.6× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $496 | 0.5× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $399 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $255 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $221 | 0.8× |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: 99214 | $117 | 1.0× |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: 99203 | $102 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $93 | 0.7× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $98 | 0.7× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $80 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $95 | 0.3× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $86 | unverified |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $95 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $119 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $92 | 0.7× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $92 | 0.7× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $113 | 0.6× |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: 93005 | $111 | unverified |
| Pneumococcal vaccine HCPCS Code: 90732 | $132 | 0.9× |
| Drug screening test HCPCS Code: G0480 | $124 | unverified |
| MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: 90707 | $95 | 0.9× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Haywood County Community 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.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($18,937) Beats Your Bill
Haywood County Community Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $18,937 (vs. $18,937 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 ($31,561) is $12,474 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 2.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Haywood County Community 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (57 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 Haywood County Community 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.