Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
200 Medical Park Boulevard, Petersburg, VA 23805 · 107 Priced Procedures · 58% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +6% above the fair benchmark (1.06×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.06× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.1× Medicare (p50 0.97×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 2.2× Medicare (p75 1.36×, +40% 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 0.94× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 58% patient recommendation (66/100 safety score)
- 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 1.7× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.6×) & laboratory (4.0×) services average 2.00× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.36×) jump +40% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.97×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 11.3× 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 Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 107 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $37,170 | 2.1× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $27,955 | 1.5× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $24,482 | 1.3× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $12,527 | 0.9× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $12,331 | 38.3× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $11,219 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $8,307 | 16.3× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $5,899 | 1.0× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $5,800 | 17.2× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $5,134 | 13.9× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $4,790 | 14.0× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $4,265 | 16.5× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $3,820 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $3,614 | 8.1× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $3,472 | 14.3× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $3,493 | 1.0× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $3,251 | 5.6× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $3,256 | 0.9× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $3,192 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $3,151 | 18.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,699 | 8.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,671 | 16.4× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,618 | 15.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $2,471 | 15.4× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $2,276 | 15.1× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (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
Ask Bon Secours Southside Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $17,936 Fair BaseRate ($12,807 Medicare)
Your bill ($89,208) is $71,272 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($17,936) and 7.0× the $12,807 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Bon Secours Southside Medical Center 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
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 Bon Secours Southside Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-02-26·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2024-07-08·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-06-06·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2024-02-16·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (806 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 Bon Secours Southside Medical Center.
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.