Insurance & Billing
Hospital charges are the amount the hospital bills an insurer for a service. For most patients, hospitals are reimbursed at a level well below charges. Patients covered by commercial insurance products have negotiated rates with hospitals. Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid programs have hospital reimbursement rates determined by federal and state governments. Hospital charges may include bundled procedures, personnel, services, and supplies.
Price Transparency
Starting January 1, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires each hospital operating in the United States to provide pricing information online about the procedures and services they provide in two formats:
- As a comprehensive machine-readable file listing all items and services
- In a display of shoppable services in a consumer-friendly format
Our estimates linked below helps us meet this requirement of presenting our patients with an option to estimate their out-of-pocket cost before going to the hospital.
Estimates in MyChart
If you have an existing MyChart account, you can login here.
If you do not have a MyChart account, get started as a guest here.
Primary Care Price Transparency
In compliance with Minnesota law, each primary care clinic that specializes in family medicine, general internal medicine, gynecology, or general pediatrics is required to post the clinic’s top 25 procedures over $25.
- Meeker Memorial Clinic – Litchfield (East & West Buildings)
- Meeker Memorial Clinic – Dassel
Hospital-based Clinics
Our hospital-based clinics may charge a separate facility fee depending on your health insurance.
- Specialty Clinic – Litchfield
- Meeker Memorial Clinic – Litchfield (East & West Buildings)
- Meeker Memorial Clinic – Dassel
Good Faith Estimate Disclosure
Beginning January 1, 2022, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted regulations to protect patients from surprise medical bills. Patients with no insurance will be provided a Good Faith Estimate from their health care provider for pre-scheduled appointments good-faith estimate. The No Surprises Act also protects patients with insurance from balance billing for designated services. Details of these balance billing protection can be found in the CMS Disclosure (PDF). Details on the No Surprises Act can be found at https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-320-693-4596.
Financial Assistance
Our philosophy at Meeker Memorial is to provide health care services to all persons in need of such care, without regard to the ability to pay. In keeping with this philosophy, Meeker Memorial has a charity care policy for patients with limited financial means. Our staff will work with patients to introduce our charity care program and help patients through the eligibility process.
Applications for Financial Assistance is available:
Contact Us
Any questions should be directed to the business office at:
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Business Office
612 S Sibley Ave
Litchfield, MN 55355
(320) 693-4500
