Established Patient Office Visit (level 4) 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

$187.85

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.

$289.00

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.

$5.00 with SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] vs $202.50 with POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] — 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
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB PRSAR SUMMIT $5.00 ↓ -97%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PRSAR ARK MEDICAID $5.00 ↓ -97%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] HB PRSAR ARK MEDICAID $5.00 ↓ -97%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB PRSAR CARESOURCE MEDICAID $5.10 ↓ -97%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB PRSAR CARESOURCE MEDICAID $5.10 ↓ -97%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB PRSAR PASSE EMPOWER $6.35 ↓ -97%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB PRSAR PASSE EMPOWER $6.35 ↓ -97%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB PRSAR PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $11.35 ↓ -94%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE [20039] HB PRSAR PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $11.35 ↓ -94%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB PRSAR NOVASYS MCR 103% $61.38 ↓ -67%
TRICARE [20380] HB PRSAR TRICARE $64.15 ↓ -66%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB PRSAR TRICARE $64.15 ↓ -66%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
MEDICARE [20244] HB PRSAR MEDICARE $68.34 ↓ -64%
VALIR PACE [20503] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320433] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
SPINA BIFIDA HLTHCARE BENEFIT [20506] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
PACE OF THE OZARKS [20518] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
JORDAN VALLEY SENIOR CARE PACE [20515] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR [20264] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320392] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB PRSAR UHC MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB PRSAR MANAGED MCR $68.34 ↓ -64%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB PRSAR ESSENCE MCR $69.66 ↓ -63%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB PRSAR DEVOTED HEALTH MCR $71.08 ↓ -62%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB PRSAR HEALTHSPRING 105% MCR $71.75 ↓ -62%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB PRSAR HEALTHSPRING 105% MCR $71.75 ↓ -62%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $88.20 ↓ -53%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $88.20 ↓ -53%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $88.20 ↓ -53%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB PRSAR NOVASYS AMBETTER EXCHANGE $88.20 ↓ -53%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB PRSAR Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $96.08 ↓ -49%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB PRSAR CENTIVO MCR $112.75 ↓ -40%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PRSAR OK MEDICAID $113.10 ↓ -40%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $135.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $135.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $135.00 ↓ -28%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $135.00 ↓ -28%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $135.00 ↓ -28%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $135.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $135.00 ↓ -28%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $135.00 ↓ -28%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $135.00 ↓ -28%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR CONVENTRY/AETNA $146.25 ↓ -22%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $146.25 ↓ -22%
AETNA [20008] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR CONVENTRY/AETNA $146.25 ↓ -22%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $147.96 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $147.96 ↓ -21%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR BCBS COMM/EXCHANGE $147.96 ↓ -21%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB FTSM NOVASYS $157.50 ↓ -16%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC ASI $191.25 ↑ +2%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC WWWood Products $191.25 ↑ +2%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $191.25 ↑ +2%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SHOW ME $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYVL DEC BARTEL $191.25 ↑ +2%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $191.25 ↑ +2%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR HUMANA $191.25 ↑ +2%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC WOODARD $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TALL TREE $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $191.25 ↑ +2%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $191.25 ↑ +2%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $191.25 ↑ +2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR CIGNA $191.25 ↑ +2%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC WOODARD $191.25 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $191.25 ↑ +2%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LACLEDE $191.25 ↑ +2%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MUNICIPAL HEALTH $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SHOW ME $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR DEC SCHAEFER QCG $191.25 ↑ +2%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC EASTER SEALS $191.25 ↑ +2%
EBMS [20493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $191.25 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $191.25 ↑ +2%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
TRI STATE HEALTHCARE COALITION CONTRACTED [320379] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR NETWORK AFFILIATION $202.50 ↑ +8%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
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