Concho County Hospital
614 Eaker Street, Eden, TX 76837 · 42 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +109% above the fair benchmark (2.09×) even 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
Concho County Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 4.4× Medicare (p50 2.03×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 7.3× Medicare (p75 2.44×, +20% 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 1.61× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (85/100 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 5.5× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (6.4×) & laboratory (6.8×) services average 1.66× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (4.4×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.44×) jump +20% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 2.03×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.1× Medicare (30¢ 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 Concho County Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 42 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,625 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,760 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,320 | 2.3× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,336 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,255 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,261 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,048 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,001 | 6.0× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,020 | 3.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $680 | 5.1× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $180 | 2.0× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $180 | 1.9× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $175 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $149 | 1.6× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $149 | 1.6× |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: 93005 | $123 | 1.9× |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $146 | 1.7× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $144 | 1.5× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $134 | 1.5× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $134 | 1.4× |
| Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: 97116 | $80 | 2.4× |
| Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: 97112 | $84 | 2.2× |
| Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: 97530 | $87 | 2.2× |
| Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: 82306 | $201 | 6.5× |
| Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: 80053 | $121 | 11.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Concho County 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
Concho County Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,625 (vs. $2,625 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $303 Fair BaseRate ($244 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,625) is $2,322 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($303) and 10.8× the $244 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Concho County 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. 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 Concho County 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.