Methylprednisolone sodium succinate 1,000 mg 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

$212.79

Cash price

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$327.37

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.

$2.16 with HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] vs $24.55 with MULTIPLAN [20270] — 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
HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] HB FTSM OKLAHOMA STATE AND EDUCATION EMPLOYEES $2.16 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $2.32 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE $2.32 ↓ -99%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $2.32 ↓ -99%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $2.32 ↓ -99%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $2.40 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $2.40 ↓ -99%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $2.40 ↓ -99%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM OK MEDICAID $2.40 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $3.68 ↓ -98%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM MO MEDICAID $5.78 ↓ -97%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB FTSM MANAGED MO MCD $5.78 ↓ -97%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $6.36 ↓ -97%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $6.88 ↓ -97%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $6.88 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB FTSM FIRST HEALTH_CCN $7.84 ↓ -96%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $10.11 ↓ -95%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $10.11 ↓ -95%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $10.11 ↓ -95%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $10.11 ↓ -95%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $10.11 ↓ -95%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $10.11 ↓ -95%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $10.11 ↓ -95%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $11.55 ↓ -95%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $14.44 ↓ -93%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $14.44 ↓ -93%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $14.44 ↓ -93%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $14.44 ↓ -93%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $17.33 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $17.33 ↓ -92%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $17.33 ↓ -92%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $17.33 ↓ -92%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $17.33 ↓ -92%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $17.33 ↓ -92%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $17.33 ↓ -92%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $17.33 ↓ -92%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $17.33 ↓ -92%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $17.33 ↓ -92%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $17.33 ↓ -92%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $17.33 ↓ -92%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $17.33 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $18.77 ↓ -91%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $18.77 ↓ -91%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $18.77 ↓ -91%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $18.77 ↓ -91%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $18.77 ↓ -91%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $18.77 ↓ -91%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $21.66 ↓ -90%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $21.66 ↓ -90%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $22.67 ↓ -89%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $23.10 ↓ -89%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $23.10 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $24.55 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $24.55 ↓ -88%

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