Prosser Memorial Hospital
723 Memorial Street, Prosser, WA 99350 · 113 Priced Procedures · 85% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +3% above the fair benchmark (1.03×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.03× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Prosser Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 0.9× Medicare (p50 0.90×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.6× Medicare (p75 1.62×, +80% 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 0.28× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 69% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (74/100 safety score) with 85% 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 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.3×) & laboratory (2.9×) services average 1.78× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.62×) jump +80% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.90×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 5,021) 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 Prosser Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 113 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 451 | $18,516 | 0.6× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $11,773 | 0.6× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $11,313 | 0.6× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $10,855 | 0.6× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $4,682 | 0.6× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,971 | 1.0× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,683 | 1.0× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,537 | 0.2× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $2,377 | 0.2× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,660 | unverified |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,234 | 0.2× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $890 | 1.5× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $858 | 2.7× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $816 | 5.4× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $666 | 0.2× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $623 | 0.2× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $589 | 0.2× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $474 | 1.7× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $474 | 0.1× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $356 | unverified |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $240 | 2.8× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $204 | 0.2× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $222 | 0.2× |
| Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: 97140 | $135 | 4.0× |
| Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: 97112 | $135 | 3.6× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Prosser Memorial 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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Prosser 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 ($44,438) is $13,663 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 1.9× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Prosser Memorial 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (258 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 Prosser Memorial 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.