Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is committed to price transparency and helping our patients make informed decisions about their care. In accordance with federal law, SVMC has made available our standard charges and reimbursement information for each inpatient or outpatient service or item provided to our patients.
In addition, we have an online price estimation tool to help you determine out-of-pocket costs for care by using real-time insurance benefit information.
SVMC understands that paying for health care can be a financial burden. To help, SVMC has a financial assistance program available for patients. SVMC has financial counselors available to help answer questions regarding financial assistance or for help applying for health insurance. For assistance please contact the Billing Office at 802-447-4500.
Get an estimate
This tool provides cost estimates for at least 300 common hospital services and procedures provided at SVMC. The estimator tool is not a guarantee of eligibility, coverage or payment. Your specific insurance coverage will ultimately determine the amount you owe, including any deductible, copay, coinsurance or out of pocket maximums. Please refer to your health plan documents or contact your insurance plan for details of your insurance coverage.
If you cannot find a service you are looking for, are having trouble obtaining an estimate or have questions regarding your estimate please contact the SVMC Billing Office at 802-447-4500.
Hospital and procedure estimates are based on information available at the time and are not a guarantee of the final billed charges.
Your actual costs may be different than the estimate for various reasons, including time spent in surgery, specific supplies or medications used, and/or special care required for your specific medical condition.
Standard charges
A Charge Description Master (CDM), also referred to as a charge master is a comprehensive listing of services or items that are billable to a patient or insurance provider. The SVMC charge master includes standard charges for services performed and billed by SVMC.
The information provided below is based on SVMC standard charges and information we have gathered from contracts with managed care insurance plans. The charge file contains the following standard charges for all items and services: gross charges, discounted prompt pay cash prices, payer specific negotiated charges, and de-identified minimum and maximum negotiated charges. The various payers contained in the file have different payment methodologies, some payers reimburse per service or item billed while others reimburse based on service packages or bundled services. A single visit or procedure may involve multiple different charges from the charge master. The standard charges shown in the charge master do not necessarily reflect what a patient will be responsible to pay. Patient out-of-pocket costs are determined by the patients’ health insurance based on the patient’s specific benefit and hospital contract. Due to the complexity of the charge master and reimbursement information; If you are having a procedure at SVMC, we encourage you to contact the billing office at 802-447-4500 to request an estimate specific to the care you will be receiving.