Iraan General Hospital
600 Highway 349 North, Iraan, TX 79744 · 74 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.
Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine
Iraan General Hospital concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (4.9× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (4.1× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (5.8×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.
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 71% of shoppable procedures (99/100 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 4.9× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (10.7× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 13.2× Medicare (26¢ 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 Iraan General Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 74 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $5,038 | 9.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,983 | 6.7× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $2,645 | 1.8× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $2,519 | 7.5× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,519 | 7.3× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,519 | 6.8× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,417 | 9.4× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,949 | 8.1× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,949 | 6.4× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,871 | 11.7× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,871 | 11.5× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,560 | 9.4× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,247 | 7.4× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,247 | 7.4× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,217 | 7.3× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $702 | 5.4× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $663 | 5.3× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $663 | 4.9× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $570 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $507 | 3.8× |
| Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) CPT Code: 90837 | $472 | 2.6× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $482 | 1.8× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $436 | 4.0× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $436 | 3.9× |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $393 | 4.6× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Iraan General 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 ($5,038) Beats Your Bill
Iraan General Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,038 (vs. $5,038 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 ($7,197) is $6,686 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($511) and 20.2× the $356 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Iraan General 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 Iraan General Hospital.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
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.