Hansford County Hospital
707 Roland St, Spearman, TX 79081 · 87 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +127% above the fair benchmark (2.27×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Hansford County Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (2.27× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 79% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.69× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 79% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 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 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 2.25× Fair BaseRate (3.3× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.63×) jump +17% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 2.25×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.2× Medicare (34¢ 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 Hansford County Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 87 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,436 | unverified |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $2,554 | 1.8× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $2,468 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,719 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,546 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,377 | 3.7× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,295 | 2.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,064 | 2.1× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,011 | 2.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $923 | 3.0× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $834 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $834 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $834 | 4.9× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $842 | 3.3× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $795 | 4.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $711 | 2.9× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $683 | 4.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $650 | 3.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $664 | 2.4× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $403 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $321 | 2.4× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $293 | 2.6× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $292 | 2.3× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $292 | 2.2× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $293 | 2.2× |
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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 ($2,945) Beats Your Bill
Hansford County Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,945 (vs. $3,436 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 ($3,927) is $3,416 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($511) and 11.0× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Hansford 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 Hansford 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.