Peri-proc device eval icd 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

$219.70

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.

$338.00

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.

$18.50 with SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] vs $811.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] — 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
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320368] HB FTSM SUMMIT $18.50 ↓ -92%
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [20036] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $18.50 ↓ -92%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $18.50 ↓ -92%
SUMMIT COMMUNITY CARE [20368] HB FTSM ARK MEDICAID $18.50 ↓ -92%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID [20460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $18.87 ↓ -91%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320460] HB FTSM CARESOURCE MEDICAID $18.87 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE $22.44 ↓ -90%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $23.50 ↓ -89%
EMPOWER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS MEDICAID [20118] HB FTSM PASSE EMPOWER $23.50 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $25.13 ↓ -89%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $25.13 ↓ -89%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $25.13 ↓ -89%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $36.93 ↓ -83%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE [20039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $42.00 ↓ -81%
ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE CONTRACTED [320039] HB FTSM PASSE AR TOTAL CARE $42.00 ↓ -81%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM OK MEDICAID $44.80 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $44.80 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $44.80 ↓ -80%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $44.80 ↓ -80%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $74.43 ↓ -66%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $84.50 ↓ -62%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $84.50 ↓ -62%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $84.50 ↓ -62%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $84.50 ↓ -62%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $84.50 ↓ -62%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $84.50 ↓ -62%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $84.50 ↓ -62%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $169.00 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $169.00 ↓ -23%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $169.00 ↓ -23%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $169.00 ↓ -23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $192.66 ↓ -12%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $202.80 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $202.80 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $202.80 ↓ -8%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $202.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $202.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $202.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $202.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $202.80 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $202.80 ↓ -8%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $202.80 ↓ -8%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $202.80 ↓ -8%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $202.80 ↓ -8%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $202.80 ↓ -8%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $219.70 ↑ +0%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $219.70 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $219.70 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $219.70 ↑ +0%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $219.70 ↑ +0%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $219.70 ↑ +0%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB FTSM NOVASYS $236.60 ↑ +8%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $253.50 ↑ +15%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB FTSM FIRST HEALTH_CCN $261.27 ↑ +19%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $265.33 ↑ +21%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $270.40 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $270.40 ↑ +23%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $270.40 ↑ +23%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $270.40 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $270.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $287.30 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $287.30 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $811.00 ↑ +269%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $811.00 ↑ +269%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $811.00 ↑ +269%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [20396] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR,BNVR UHC $811.00 ↑ +269%

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