Injection, fulvestrant 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

$461.50

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.

$710.00

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.

$112.60 with HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] vs $3,661.96 with ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] — 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
HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] HB FTSM OKLAHOMA STATE AND EDUCATION EMPLOYEES $112.60 ↓ -76%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $133.20 ↓ -71%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM OK MEDICAID $133.20 ↓ -71%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $133.20 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $133.20 ↓ -71%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM MO MEDICAID $140.00 ↓ -70%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB FTSM MANAGED MO MCD $140.00 ↓ -70%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $154.14 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $157.60 ↓ -66%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $157.60 ↓ -66%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $157.60 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE $157.60 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $186.40 ↓ -60%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $223.40 ↓ -52%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $223.40 ↓ -52%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $245.00 ↓ -47%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $245.00 ↓ -47%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $245.00 ↓ -47%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $245.00 ↓ -47%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $245.00 ↓ -47%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $245.00 ↓ -47%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $245.00 ↓ -47%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $280.00 ↓ -39%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $350.00 ↓ -24%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $350.00 ↓ -24%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $350.00 ↓ -24%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $350.00 ↓ -24%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $420.00 ↓ -9%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $420.00 ↓ -9%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $420.00 ↓ -9%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $420.00 ↓ -9%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $420.00 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $420.00 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $420.00 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $420.00 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $420.00 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $420.00 ↓ -9%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $420.00 ↓ -9%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $420.00 ↓ -9%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $420.00 ↓ -9%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $455.00 ↓ -1%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $455.00 ↓ -1%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $455.00 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $455.00 ↓ -1%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $455.00 ↓ -1%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $455.00 ↓ -1%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $525.00 ↑ +14%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $525.00 ↑ +14%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $549.50 ↑ +19%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $560.00 ↑ +21%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $560.00 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $595.00 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $595.00 ↑ +29%
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [20036] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $1,613.20 ↑ +250%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $1,613.20 ↑ +250%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB FTSM SUMMIT $1,613.20 ↑ +250%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $1,613.20 ↑ +250%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $1,645.46 ↑ +257%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $1,645.46 ↑ +257%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $2,048.76 ↑ +344%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $2,048.76 ↑ +344%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE [20039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $3,661.96 ↑ +693%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $3,661.96 ↑ +693%

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