Tissue culture skin/biopsy at Mercy Hospital Berryville

214 Carter St, Berryville, AR · Mercy · · NPI 1457306326

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 4, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$428.35

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.

$659.00

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.

$91.26 with SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] vs $494.95 with PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] — 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 [20368] HB BRYV Ark Medicaid $91.26 ↓ -79%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB BRYV SUMMIT $91.26 ↓ -79%
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV Ark Medicaid $91.26 ↓ -79%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB BRYV CARESOURCE MEDICAID $93.09 ↓ -78%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB BRYV CARESOURCE MEDICAID $93.09 ↓ -78%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB BRYV PASSE EMPOWER $115.90 ↓ -73%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB BRYV PASSE EMPOWER $115.90 ↓ -73%
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV OK MEDICAID $125.18 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $126.66 ↓ -70%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $126.66 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $126.66 ↓ -70%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $126.66 ↓ -70%
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV MO MCD $126.66 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB BRYV UHC MO MCD $126.66 ↓ -70%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB BRYV HEALTHY BLUE MO MCD $126.66 ↓ -70%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB BRYV TRICARE $135.45 ↓ -68%
TRICARE [20380] HB BRYV TRICARE $135.45 ↓ -68%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB BRYV HOMESTATE MO MCD $139.33 ↓ -67%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
HEALTH FIRST HEALTH PLANS MEDICARE [20170] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
HORIZONS MEDICARE [20190] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
INDEPENDENT HEALTH [20197] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH [20444] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK MEDICARE [20250] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB BRYV UHC 100% MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
WINDSOR MEDICARE [20424] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MEDICARE [20244] HB BRYV MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR [20264] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY CARE MEDICARE [20035] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
JORDAN VALLEY SENIOR CARE PACE [20515] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
PACE OF THE OZARKS [20518] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
SPINA BIFIDA HLTHCARE BENEFIT [20506] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
UNICARE MEDICARE [20384] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH MED CTR MEDICARE [20407] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
VALIR PACE [20503] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
WELLFIRST HEALTH MCR [20443] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $148.22 ↓ -65%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB BRYV Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $151.87 ↓ -65%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320370] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $152.65 ↓ -64%
NOVASYS MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320286] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $152.65 ↓ -64%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $152.65 ↓ -64%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320188] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $152.65 ↓ -64%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB BRYV DEVOTED MCR $154.16 ↓ -64%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB BRYV HEALTHSPRINGS CIGNA MCR 105% $155.62 ↓ -64%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB BRYV HEALTHSPRINGS CIGNA MCR 105% $155.62 ↓ -64%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB BRYV DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $185.27 ↓ -57%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $201.89 ↓ -53%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $201.89 ↓ -53%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $201.89 ↓ -53%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB BRYV PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $207.16 ↓ -52%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB BRYV NOVASYS AMBETTER $211.01 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB BRYV BLUE CROSS $219.79 ↓ -49%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB BRYV BLUE CROSS $219.79 ↓ -49%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB AURA BRYV CASV MTNV MENNONITES $234.45 ↓ -45%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB AURA BRYV CASV MTNV AMISH (MT VERNON MO/VERONA MEDICAL) $234.45 ↓ -45%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB BRYV CENTIVO MCR $244.56 ↓ -43%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB ROGR BRYV QUAL CHOICE $291.78 ↓ -32%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $312.60 ↓ -27%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $312.60 ↓ -27%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $338.65 ↓ -21%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $338.65 ↓ -21%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $338.65 ↓ -21%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $338.65 ↓ -21%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB BRYV MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $416.80 ↓ -3%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB BRYV Health Systems $416.80 ↓ -3%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB AURA BRYV MEDICA EXCHANGE $440.77 ↑ +3%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $442.85 ↑ +3%
EBMS [20493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $442.85 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV DEC BUCHHEIT $442.85 ↑ +3%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB BRYV DEC WOODARD $442.85 ↑ +3%
HEALTHSMART PREFERRED CARE CONTRACTED [320184] HB BRYV DEC ARBEST EMPLOYEES HEALTH $442.85 ↑ +3%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB BRYV HUMANA COMMERCIAL $442.85 ↑ +3%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $442.85 ↑ +3%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LACLEDE $442.85 ↑ +3%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB BRYV ARKANSAS MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION $442.85 ↑ +3%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC WWWood Products $442.85 ↑ +3%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $442.85 ↑ +3%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $442.85 ↑ +3%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB BRYV COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC-FIRST HEALTH LEASED $442.85 ↑ +3%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $442.85 ↑ +3%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB BRYV DEC WOODARD $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC CLAYCO $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC EASTER SEALS $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC SCHAEFER QCG $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TALL TREE $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $442.85 ↑ +3%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYVL DEC BARTEL $442.85 ↑ +3%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $442.85 ↑ +3%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB BRYV DEC HEART OF AMERICA BEVERAGE CO $442.85 ↑ +3%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $442.85 ↑ +3%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB BRYV DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $442.85 ↑ +3%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV HEALTHLINK PPO $442.85 ↑ +3%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB BRYV LIBERTY UTILITIES $442.85 ↑ +3%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV HEALTHLINK HMO $442.85 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV CASS MTNV DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $468.90 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV CASS MTNV DEC FCB BANKS $468.90 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB BRYV PHCS (MPI) $494.95 ↑ +16%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB BRYV PHCS (MPI) $494.95 ↑ +16%

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Tissue culture skin/biopsy at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $382.85 $91.26 – $291.78
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $382.85 $91.26 – $291.78
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $382.85 $91.26 – $291.78
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $382.85 $91.26 – $291.78
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $321.75 $87.19 – $357.24

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