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 | $55,642 | −14% | $35,628 | +34% | ≈100% of Medicare |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | $42,382 | $14,834 | $48,803 | −13% | $33,707 | +26% | — |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | $42,120 | $14,742 | $42,120 | +0% | $27,275 | +54% | — |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | $41,999 | $14,700 | $41,999 | +0% | $26,580 | +58% | ≈146% of Medicare |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | $41,111 | $14,389 | $41,111 | +0% | $24,386 | +69% | — |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | $40,336 | $14,118 | $34,939 | +15% | $26,776 | +51% | ≈127% of Medicare |
| 196 | INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | $39,467 | $13,813 | $49,973 | −21% | $32,637 | +21% | — |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | $35,495 | $12,423 | $33,710 | +5% | $18,204 | +95% | ≈206% of Medicare |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATION WITH CC | $35,194 | $12,318 | $30,953 | +14% | $22,024 | +60% | — |
| 872 | SPETICEMA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV]96 HRS WITHOUT MCC | $32,955 | $11,534 | $34,114 | −3% | $22,888 | +44% | — |
| 191 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | $28,028 | $9,810 | $36,489 | −23% | $18,807 | +49% | — |
| 292 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | $24,992 | $8,747 | $33,304 | −25% | $16,371 | +53% | — |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS GASTROENTERITIS AND MISC DIGESTIVE DISORDER | $23,692 | $8,292 | $26,362 | −10% | $17,322 | +37% | — |
| 192 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUTCC/MCC | $23,344 | $8,170 | $25,412 | −8% | $14,368 | +62% | — |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | $22,562 | $7,897 | $26,913 | −16% | $17,674 | +28% | ≈130% of Medicare |
| 197 | INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH CC | $20,916 | $7,321 | $27,710 | −25% | $21,941 | −5% | — |