Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
150 East Arapahoe, Thermopolis, WY 82443 · 93 Priced Procedures · 70% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 75% below the fair benchmark (0.25×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.25× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.20× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.2× Medicare, p75 0.20× 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 80% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.20×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 6% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (68/100 safety score) with 70% 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 (0.25× 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 0.20× Fair BaseRate (0.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 10.9× Medicare (21¢ 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 Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 93 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $5,381 | 0.7× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $4,754 | 3.3× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $4,348 | 8.5× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $4,098 | 9.1× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $3,641 | 11.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $3,373 | 11.1× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $3,251 | 5.6× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $3,114 | 9.2× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $3,092 | 3.1× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $2,875 | 8.4× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $2,769 | 10.7× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $2,582 | 7.0× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $2,599 | 2.6× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $2,425 | 14.9× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $2,379 | 14.3× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $2,377 | 14.1× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $2,356 | 14.0× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $2,271 | 9.4× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $2,205 | 13.2× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $2,034 | 7.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,785 | 11.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $1,111 | 2.2× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $1,066 | 8.0× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $842 | 6.5× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $804 | 6.4× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Hot Springs County 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
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,381 (vs. $5,381 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $8,223 Fair BaseRate ($5,676 Medicare)
Your entered amount is at or below the modeled Fair BaseRate benchmark ($8,223).
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Hot Springs County 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (58 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 Hot Springs County 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.