Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
17 Belmont Ave, Brattleboro, VT 05301 · 130 Priced Procedures · 62% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 17% below the fair benchmark (0.83×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.83× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.83× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.1× Medicare, p75 0.96× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 17% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.83×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 66% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (62/100 safety score) with 62% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (55.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.83× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (1.9×) services average 1.57× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.96×) jump +16% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.83×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 4,768) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 130 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $45,755
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (55.5% of gross = $45,755).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Brattleboro Memorial Hospital'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 $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($82,486) is $51,711 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (55.5% of gross charges)
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. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
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 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-01-14·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2025-12-15·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2025-09-11·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2023-11-10·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2022-05-04·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2021-08-25·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (249 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 Brattleboro Memorial 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.