Lab draw <3 yrs scalp vein 36405 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

$70.20

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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$108.00

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.

$21.00 with AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] vs $854.00 with AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] — 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
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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
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $21.00 ↓ -70%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $21.00 ↓ -70%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM OK MEDICAID $21.00 ↓ -70%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $21.00 ↓ -70%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $23.78 ↓ -66%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $54.00 ↓ -23%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $54.00 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $54.00 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $54.00 ↓ -23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $61.56 ↓ -12%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $64.80 ↓ -8%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $64.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $64.80 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $64.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $64.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $64.80 ↓ -8%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $64.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $64.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $64.80 ↓ -8%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $64.80 ↓ -8%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $64.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $64.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $64.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $64.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $64.80 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $64.80 ↓ -8%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $64.80 ↓ -8%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $64.80 ↓ -8%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $70.20 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $70.20 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $70.20 ↑ +0%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $70.20 ↑ +0%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $70.20 ↑ +0%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $70.20 ↑ +0%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $75.60 ↑ +8%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB FTSM NOVASYS $75.60 ↑ +8%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $81.00 ↑ +15%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $86.40 ↑ +23%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $86.40 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $86.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $91.80 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $91.80 ↑ +31%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $733.00 ↑ +944%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $733.00 ↑ +944%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $733.00 ↑ +944%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $733.00 ↑ +944%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $733.00 ↑ +944%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $733.00 ↑ +944%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $733.00 ↑ +944%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $854.00 ↑ +1117%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $854.00 ↑ +1117%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS not published by hospital
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE not published by hospital

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