Casper, WY 82609
Summit Medical Center: financial help and billing questions
What this means for your bill
Not required to follow 501(r), but many still offer discounts and charity programs. Ask for the self-pay discount and the financial assistance policy anyway.
Its financial assistance policy: not confirmed
We could not find a published financial assistance policy for Summit Medical Center on its own website. That does not mean there isn't one.
Call the billing office and ask for the written financial assistance policy and the application. Ask for the policy by name; staff sometimes call it “charity care” or a “sliding scale.”
Four things to ask the billing office
- 1"Please send me the itemized bill, with dates, codes and units."
- 2"Please put my account on hold while I apply for financial assistance."
- 3"Please send the written financial assistance policy and application."
- 4"What is the deadline to apply, and can I confirm it in writing?"
The deadlines that protect you
30 days
A provider has 30 days to answer a request for your medical records (one 30-day extension is allowed).
120 days
Uninsured or self-pay patients can dispute a bill $400 or more over their Good Faith Estimate within 120 days of the bill.
180 days
Many plans give about 180 days from the denial letter to appeal. The date on your letter is the one that counts.
240 days
Nonprofit hospitals must let you apply for financial assistance for at least 240 days after the first bill following discharge.
These are common federal windows. Plans and hospitals can differ. The dates on your own letters count.
Common questions
Does Summit Medical Center have a financial assistance program?+
We could not confirm a posted policy. Many hospitals offer discounts even when no rule requires one. Ask the billing office for the written policy.
How long do I have to apply?+
Ask billing for the deadline in writing. If the hospital turns out to be a nonprofit, the federal minimum is 240 days from the first bill after discharge.
Is Summit Medical Center a nonprofit?+
Medicare's hospital list labels it "Physician". That label is Medicare's, not the IRS's. To confirm 501(c)(3) status, search the hospital's name in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search and read its Form 990.
Other Wyoming hospitals
- Evanston Regional Hospital, Evanston
- Sagewest Health Care, Riverton
- Wyoming Behavioral Institute, Casper
- Banner Wyoming Medical Center, Casper
- Campbell County Health, Gillette
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Sources
- CMS Hospital General Information (Provider Data Catalog), pulled 2026-10-30
- IRS: requirements for 501(c)(3) hospitals, section 501(r)
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it. Hospitals are welcome to send their current policy.
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