Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) 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

$2,301.65

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.

$3,541.00

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.

$185.15 with MEDICAID [20240] vs $3,363.95 with MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] — 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
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV OK MEDICAID $185.15 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB BRYV UHC MO MCD $304.45 ↓ -87%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB BRYV HEALTHY BLUE MO MCD $304.45 ↓ -87%
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV MO MCD $304.45 ↓ -87%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB BRYV HOMESTATE MO MCD $334.90 ↓ -85%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB BRYV BLUE CROSS $366.59 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB BRYV BLUE CROSS $366.59 ↓ -84%
MEDICAID [20240] HB BRYV Ark Medicaid $578.00 ↓ -75%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB BRYV SUMMIT $578.00 ↓ -75%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] HB BRYV Ark Medicaid $578.00 ↓ -75%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB BRYV CARESOURCE MEDICAID $589.56 ↓ -74%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB BRYV CARESOURCE MEDICAID $589.56 ↓ -74%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB BRYV PASSE EMPOWER $734.06 ↓ -68%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB BRYV PASSE EMPOWER $734.06 ↓ -68%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $763.70 ↓ -67%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $763.70 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $763.70 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB BRYV PREMIERCARE UHC $763.70 ↓ -67%
TRICARE [20380] HB BRYV TRICARE $920.57 ↓ -60%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB BRYV TRICARE $920.57 ↓ -60%
INDEPENDENT HEALTH [20197] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH [20444] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK MEDICARE [20250] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY CARE MEDICARE [20035] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR [20264] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB BRYV UHC 100% MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
WINDSOR MEDICARE [20424] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
WELLFIRST HEALTH MCR [20443] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
VALIR PACE [20503] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH MED CTR MEDICARE [20407] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
UNICARE MEDICARE [20384] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
SPINA BIFIDA HLTHCARE BENEFIT [20506] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
PACE OF THE OZARKS [20518] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
HEALTH FIRST HEALTH PLANS MEDICARE [20170] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MEDICARE [20244] HB BRYV MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
JORDAN VALLEY SENIOR CARE PACE [20515] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
HORIZONS MEDICARE [20190] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB BRYV MANAGED MEDICARE $1,007.41 ↓ -56%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB BRYV Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $1,032.20 ↓ -55%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $1,037.51 ↓ -55%
NOVASYS MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320286] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $1,037.51 ↓ -55%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320370] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $1,037.51 ↓ -55%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320188] HB BRYV ALLWELL 103% MCR HMO $1,037.51 ↓ -55%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB BRYV DEVOTED MCR $1,047.78 ↓ -54%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB BRYV HEALTHSPRINGS CIGNA MCR 105% $1,057.70 ↓ -54%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB BRYV HEALTHSPRINGS CIGNA MCR 105% $1,057.70 ↓ -54%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB BRYV DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $1,259.18 ↓ -45%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB BRYV PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $1,312.06 ↓ -43%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,372.14 ↓ -40%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,372.14 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB BRYV AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,372.14 ↓ -40%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB BRYV NOVASYS AMBETTER $1,434.11 ↓ -38%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB AURA BRYV CASV MTNV MENNONITES $1,593.45 ↓ -31%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB AURA BRYV CASV MTNV AMISH (MT VERNON MO/VERONA MEDICAL) $1,593.45 ↓ -31%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB BRYV CENTIVO MCR $1,662.15 ↓ -28%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB ROGR BRYV QUAL CHOICE $1,900.56 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $2,124.60 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC CITY OF JACKSON $2,124.60 ↓ -8%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $2,301.65 ↑ +0%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $2,301.65 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $2,301.65 ↑ +0%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB BRYV NETWORK AFFLIATION $2,301.65 ↑ +0%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB BRYV Health Systems $2,832.80 ↑ +23%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB BRYV MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $2,832.80 ↑ +23%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB AURA BRYV MEDICA EXCHANGE $2,995.69 ↑ +30%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC SCHAEFER QCG $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC EASTER SEALS $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB BRYV DEC CLAYCO $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC WWWood Products $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB BRYV DEC HEART OF AMERICA BEVERAGE CO $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB BRYV LIBERTY UTILITIES $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV DEC BUCHHEIT $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYVL DEC BARTEL $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC TALL TREE $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
EBMS [20493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV DEC SAPAUGH $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB BRYV HUMANA COMMERCIAL $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR, BRYVL DEC LACLEDE $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV HEALTHLINK PPO $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB BRYV HEALTHLINK HMO $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
HEALTHSMART PREFERRED CARE CONTRACTED [320184] HB BRYV DEC ARBEST EMPLOYEES HEALTH $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB BRYV COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC-FIRST HEALTH LEASED $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB BRYV DEC WOODARD $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB BRYV ARKANSAS MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVAR,BRYV CRADER $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB BRYV DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB BRYV DEC WOODARD $3,009.85 ↑ +31%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV CASS MTNV DEC FCB BANKS $3,186.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB BRYV CASS MTNV DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $3,186.90 ↑ +38%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB BRYV PHCS (MPI) $3,363.95 ↑ +46%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB BRYV PHCS (MPI) $3,363.95 ↑ +46%

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $2,886.00 $185.15 – $1,900.56

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