Daptomycin 500 mg/10 ml intravenous solution at Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith

3601 S. 79th St, Fort Smith, AR · Mercy · · NPI 1568433480

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

$92.62

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$142.50

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.

$10.50 with HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] vs $230.41 with ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] HB FTSM OKLAHOMA STATE AND EDUCATION EMPLOYEES $10.50 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $10.50 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE $10.50 ↓ -89%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $10.50 ↓ -89%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $10.50 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $14.00 ↓ -85%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM OK MEDICAID $14.00 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $14.00 ↓ -85%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $14.00 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $21.00 ↓ -77%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM MO MEDICAID $23.75 ↓ -74%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB FTSM MANAGED MO MCD $23.75 ↓ -74%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $26.15 ↓ -72%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $31.50 ↓ -66%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $31.50 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB FTSM FIRST HEALTH_CCN $35.00 ↓ -62%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $41.56 ↓ -55%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $41.56 ↓ -55%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $41.56 ↓ -55%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $41.56 ↓ -55%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $41.56 ↓ -55%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $41.56 ↓ -55%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $41.56 ↓ -55%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $47.50 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $59.38 ↓ -36%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $59.38 ↓ -36%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $59.38 ↓ -36%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $59.38 ↓ -36%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $71.25 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $71.25 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $71.25 ↓ -23%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $71.25 ↓ -23%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $71.25 ↓ -23%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $71.25 ↓ -23%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $71.25 ↓ -23%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $71.25 ↓ -23%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $71.25 ↓ -23%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $71.25 ↓ -23%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $71.25 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $71.25 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $71.25 ↓ -23%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $77.19 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $77.19 ↓ -17%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $77.19 ↓ -17%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $77.19 ↓ -17%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $77.19 ↓ -17%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $77.19 ↓ -17%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $89.06 ↓ -4%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $89.06 ↓ -4%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $93.22 ↑ +1%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $95.00 ↑ +3%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $95.00 ↑ +3%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $100.94 ↑ +9%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $100.94 ↑ +9%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB FTSM SUMMIT $101.50 ↑ +10%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $101.50 ↑ +10%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $101.50 ↑ +10%
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [20036] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $101.50 ↑ +10%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $103.53 ↑ +12%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $103.53 ↑ +12%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $128.91 ↑ +39%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $128.91 ↑ +39%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE [20039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $230.41 ↑ +149%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $230.41 ↑ +149%

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Daptomycin 500 mg/10 ml intravenous solution at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $90.67 $14.00 – $230.41
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $60.95 $14.00 – $230.41
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $92.62 $14.00 – $230.41
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $92.62 $14.00 – $230.41
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $60.95 $14.00 – $230.41

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