Dilation of anal sphincter at Mercy Hospital Paris

500 E., Academy Paris, AR · Mercy · · NPI 1760453633

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 8, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$843.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] vs $2,865.60 with AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB PRSAR UHC MCR $843.44
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
VALIR PACE [20503] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
SPINA BIFIDA HLTHCARE BENEFIT [20506] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
PACE OF THE OZARKS [20518] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
JORDAN VALLEY SENIOR CARE PACE [20515] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR [20264] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320392] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320433] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
MEDICARE [20244] HB PRSAR MEDICARE $843.44
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $843.44
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB PRSAR ESSENCE MCR $859.68
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB PRSAR NOVASYS MCR 103% $868.60
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB PRSAR DEVOTED HEALTH MCR $877.19
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB PRSAR HEALTHSPRING 105% MCR $885.47
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB PRSAR HEALTHSPRING 105% MCR $885.47
TRICARE [20380] HB PRSAR TRICARE $907.83
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB PRSAR TRICARE $907.83
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $1,248.13
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $1,248.13
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $1,248.13
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $1,248.13
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB PRSAR Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $1,359.57
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB PRSAR CENTIVO MCR $1,391.41
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $1,910.40
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $1,910.40
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $1,910.40
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $1,910.40
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,910.40
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $1,910.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $1,910.40
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $1,910.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,910.40
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR CONVENTRY/AETNA $2,069.60
AETNA [20008] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR CONVENTRY/AETNA $2,069.60
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $2,069.60
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB FTSM NOVASYS $2,228.80
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $2,706.40
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC ASI $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SHOW ME $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SCHAEFER QCG $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC EASTER SEALS $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYVL DEC BARTEL $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TALL TREE $2,706.40
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC WOODARD $2,706.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $2,706.40
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR HUMANA $2,706.40
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $2,706.40
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $2,706.40
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $2,706.40
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $2,706.40
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC WWWood Products $2,706.40
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR CIGNA $2,706.40
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $2,706.40
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SHOW ME $2,706.40
EBMS [20493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $2,706.40
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC WOODARD $2,706.40
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LACLEDE $2,706.40
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MUNICIPAL HEALTH $2,706.40
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $2,865.60
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
TRI STATE HEALTHCARE COALITION CONTRACTED [320379] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $2,865.60
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $2,865.60
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $2,865.60

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