Arbor Health Morton Hospital
521 Adams Street, Morton, WA 98356 · 102 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 46% below the fair benchmark (0.54×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Arbor Health Morton Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.54× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.4× Medicare, p75 0.76× 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 46% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.54×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 38% 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)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.54× 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.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.54× Fair BaseRate (0.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.76×) jump +41% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.54×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 9,478) 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 Arbor Health Morton Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 102 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $28,723 | 1.5× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $15,651 | unverified |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $4,000 | 12.4× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $3,179 | 3.1× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,252 | 5.0× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $2,129 | 7.0× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,910 | 3.3× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,861 | 7.2× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,859 | 3.6× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,654 | 9.8× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,583 | 9.7× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,587 | 9.5× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,590 | 9.4× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,539 | 4.2× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,459 | 6.0× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,467 | 4.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,424 | 8.6× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,271 | 0.2× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,186 | 7.4× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $1,179 | 4.3× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,144 | 3.3× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $888 | 0.2× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $662 | 4.9× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $609 | 4.6× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $550 | 5.9× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Arbor Health Morton 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 ($28,723) Beats Your Bill
Arbor Health Morton Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $28,723 (vs. $28,723 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($46,327) is $27,240 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 3.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Arbor Health Morton 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
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Arbor Health Morton Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-05-30·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-02-23·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded - 2023-04-13·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2022-12-20·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
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 Arbor Health Morton 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.