South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah
711 Onyx Street, Kemmerer, WY 83101 · 104 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 73% below the fair benchmark (0.27×) 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
South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.26× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.4× Medicare, p75 0.31× 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 73% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.27×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 71% 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 (0.27× 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 0.26× Fair BaseRate (0.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.31×) jump +19% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.26×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.5× Medicare (30¢ 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 South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 104 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $62,630 | 3.2× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $17,550 | 1.3× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $5,037 | 3.5× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $4,539 | 0.7× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $4,297 | 1.3× |
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $2,791 | 0.2× |
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $2,360 | 0.8× |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $2,123 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,883 | 4.2× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $1,701 | 0.5× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $1,170 | 0.3× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $981 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $930 | 3.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $731 | 1.5× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $740 | unverified |
| Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: G0378 | $655 | 7.6× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $490 | 0.1× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $342 | 2.6× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $308 | 1.5× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $253 | 2.3× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $246 | 0.3× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $246 | 0.2× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $246 | 0.2× |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: 99203 | $246 | unverified |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: 99214 | $246 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah (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 ($62,630) Beats Your Bill
South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $62,630 (vs. $62,630 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($83,507) is $64,075 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 5.9× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah 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. 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 South Lincoln Medical Center - Cah.
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.