Question 1

Why do prices at Adventist Health And Rideout vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Adventist Health And Rideout publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Adventist Health And Rideout bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Adventist Health And Rideout?

Accepted Answer

Contact Adventist Health And Rideout's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Adventist Health And Rideout's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Chemotherapy Administration	other	$1	$1 to $434	Low
Emergency Room Visit	emergency	$2	$2 to $13	Low
Urinalysis	lab	$2	$2 to $52	Low
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	$5	$5 to $172	Low
Flu Vaccination	preventive	$10	$10 to $73	Low
Pap Smear	preventive	$10	$10 to $140	Low
Blood Test	lab	$12	$12 to $211	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$28	$28 to $208	Low
Physical Therapy	therapy	$89	$89 to $667	Low
Occupational Therapy	therapy	$100	$100 to $751	Low
Sleep Study (Polysomnography)	diagnostic	$126	$126 to $5,745	Low
Stress Test	cardiac	$374	$374 to $1,699	Low
Radiation Therapy	other	$433	$433 to $3,246	Low
Vaginal Delivery	obstetric	$2,948	$2,948 to $31,042	Low
Appendectomy (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$4,422	$4,422 to $98,696	Low
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	$4,422	$4,422 to $107,497	Low
Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$4,422	$4,422 to $71,764	Low
Pacemaker Insertion	cardiac	$4,422	$4,422 to $99,785	Low
Dialysis	other	$5,840	$5,840 to $91,646	Low
C-Section (Cesarean Delivery)	obstetric	$7,370	$7,370 to $61,060	Low

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding Adventist Health And Rideout's Pricing