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Erlanger Murphy Medical Center

3990 EAST US HIGHWAY 64 ALT, MURPHY, NC, 28906 · (828) 837-8161 · Website
Critical Access HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency services★ 4/5 CMS overall ratingPublication date not stated

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What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. That radius crosses a state line, so the comparison includes hospitals in GA and TN. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

3 of 8 Typical rank on inpatient stays
7 of 11 Typical rank on outpatient services
16 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Inpatient stays negotiated rate, median across all plans · the bundled hospital charge for a whole admission

Knee or hip replacement 8 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $45,466
$11,960 3rd cheapest of 8
Vaginal childbirth 7 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $14,069
$4,683 3rd cheapest of 7
C-section delivery 8 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $19,982
$6,648 3rd cheapest of 8
Spinal fusion 7 hospitals nearby
$13,288 $57,543
$15,017 2nd cheapest of 7
Pneumonia 7 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $16,592
$6,025 2nd cheapest of 7
Stomach or digestive illness 8 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $18,376
$4,950 2nd cheapest of 8
Kidney or urinary infection 8 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $19,081
$5,898 3rd cheapest of 8
Chest pain 8 hospitals nearby
$2,208 $16,971
$5,242 2nd cheapest of 8

Outpatient services cash price · what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service

MRI of the brain 11 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $5,781
$1,546 7th cheapest of 11
MRI of the lower back 11 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $6,182
$1,681 6th cheapest of 11
CT scan of the head 11 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$284 $3,960
$963 6th cheapest of 11
Abdominal ultrasound 11 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$221 $1,946
$917 6th cheapest of 11
Screening mammogram 9 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$106 $653
$224 3rd cheapest of 9
Cholesterol panel 10 hospitals nearby
$34 $379
$286 9th cheapest of 10
A1c diabetes test 10 hospitals nearby
$32 $262
$262 most expensive of 10
CBC blood test 10 hospitals nearby
$26 $327
$175 8th cheapest of 10

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

No CMS quality metrics are on file for this hospital yet.

Financial assistance

Likely required to offer financial assistance

This is a nonprofit hospital. Under IRC Section 501(r), nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy and must limit what they charge patients who qualify for it.

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  1. Call the billing office and say: “I’d like to apply for your financial assistance policy.” Ask them to send you the application and their income limits.
  2. Apply before the bill goes to collections — hospitals commonly stop accepting applications around 240 days after your first bill.
  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

See how financial assistance works for the rules behind this and what the policies can cover.

Nearby free & low-cost clinics

No HRSA-listed free or low-cost clinic within 15 miles.

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