Intermountain Medical Center
5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray, UT 84107 · 126 Priced Procedures · 79% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +40% above the fair benchmark (1.40×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.40× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Intermountain Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 2.6× Medicare (p50 1.12×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 7.3× Medicare (p75 2.03×, +81% 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 0.95× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 5-Star CMS clinical rating with 79% patient recommendation (72/100 safety score)
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (57.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.3× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.3×) & laboratory (1.2×) services average 2.81× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (2.6×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.03×) jump +81% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.12×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 9.7× Medicare (14¢ 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 Intermountain Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 126 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | — | — |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | — | — |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | — | — |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $11,420 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $3,150 | unverified |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,572 | 0.9× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,327 | 0.9× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,316 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $2,038 | unverified |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,942 | unverified |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,503 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,453 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,199 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,206 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,216 | unverified |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,064 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $970 | unverified |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $918 | 0.9× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $915 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $934 | unverified |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $860 | 0.1× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $805 | unverified |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: 66984 | $779 | 0.3× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $791 | 0.2× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $805 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Intermountain Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (57.5% of gross = $1).
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Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Illustrative National Nonprofit Peer Median (57.5% of gross — request this hospital's exact FAP Look-Back AGB percentage)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Hospital-specific AGB look-back percentages are published in each facility’s written Financial Assistance Policy (FAP). This figure reflects the national nonprofit peer median benchmark.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Intermountain Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-08-12·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2024-03-07·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (1,264 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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