Buchanan General Hospital — Pricing
16 procedures published in this hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF) — 16 with a comparable price, 0 with per-payer negotiated rates only. Prices shown are pre-insurance; actual cost depends on your plan, Medicare/Medicaid coverage, or cash-pay discounts.
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Published charges
Showing all 16 procedures with a comparable published price (gross, cash, or insurance-negotiated median), sorted highest to lowest. Green = this hospital prices below the median; amber = above.
| DRG | Description | Published price | Cash price | vs. VA median | vs. National median | vs Medicare | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV]96 HRS W/MCC | $47,890 | $16,762 | $45,535 | +5% | $35,237 | +36% | ≈100% of Medicare |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | $42,382 | $14,834 | $41,164 | +3% | $31,840 | +33% | — |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | $42,120 | $14,742 | $30,051 | +40% | $26,158 | +61% | — |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | $41,999 | $14,700 | $30,160 | +39% | $25,704 | +63% | ≈146% of Medicare |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | $41,111 | $14,389 | $28,433 | +45% | $24,190 | +70% | — |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | $40,336 | $14,118 | $31,172 | +29% | $25,020 | +61% | ≈127% of Medicare |
| 196 | INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | $39,467 | $13,813 | $23,493 | +68% | $30,766 | +28% | — |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | $35,495 | $12,423 | $23,944 | +48% | $18,204 | +95% | ≈206% of Medicare |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATION WITH CC | $35,194 | $12,318 | $28,582 | +23% | $22,024 | +60% | — |
| 872 | SPETICEMA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV]96 HRS WITHOUT MCC | $32,955 | $11,534 | $34,114 | −3% | $22,781 | +45% | — |
| 191 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | $28,028 | $9,810 | $23,585 | +19% | $18,278 | +53% | — |
| 292 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | $24,992 | $8,747 | $36,472 | −31% | $16,212 | +54% | — |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS GASTROENTERITIS AND MISC DIGESTIVE DISORDER | $23,692 | $8,292 | $23,228 | +2% | $17,322 | +37% | — |
| 192 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUTCC/MCC | $23,344 | $8,170 | $23,634 | −1% | $14,368 | +62% | — |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | $22,562 | $7,897 | $24,967 | −10% | $17,466 | +29% | ≈130% of Medicare |
| 197 | INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH CC | $20,916 | $7,321 | $26,946 | −22% | $20,106 | +4% | — |