Valproate in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (pediatric) - cnr 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

$20.69

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.

$31.83

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.

$5.00 with HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] vs $27.06 with MULTIPLAN [20270] — 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 $5.00 ↓ -76%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB FTSM MANAGED MO MCD $6.37 ↓ -69%
MEDICAID [20240] HB FTSM MO MEDICAID $6.37 ↓ -69%
MERCY INTERFACILITY [20513] HB FTSM Inter-Facility CCR New 6.1.25 $7.01 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $7.96 ↓ -62%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $7.96 ↓ -62%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB FTSM OK MANAGED MEDICAID $7.96 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB FTSM CIGNA $8.00 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BCBS EXCHANGE $9.55 ↓ -54%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB FTSM DEC LEVEL HEALTH - NEW 01.01.26 $11.14 ↓ -46%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC LACLEDE - NEW 07.01.25 $11.14 ↓ -46%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $11.14 ↓ -46%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC BARTEL $11.14 ↓ -46%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB FTSM DEC WOODARD $11.14 ↓ -46%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TALL TREE $11.14 ↓ -46%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SCHAEFER QCG $11.14 ↓ -46%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR, BNVAR QUAL CHOICE $12.73 ↓ -38%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $14.00 ↓ -32%
AETNA [20008] HB FTSM COVENTRY/AETNA $14.00 ↓ -32%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $15.92 ↓ -23%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $15.92 ↓ -23%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ASI $15.92 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC SHOW ME $15.92 ↓ -23%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB FTSM FIRST HEALTH_CCN $16.00 ↓ -23%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $18.78 ↓ -9%
USABLE CONTRACTED [320409] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $18.78 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB FTSM BLUE CROSS $18.78 ↓ -9%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC HERMAN $19.10 ↓ -8%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $19.10 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR CAH DEC SAPAUGH $19.10 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $19.10 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM ROGR DEC EASTER SEALS $19.10 ↓ -8%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB FTSM CRADER $19.10 ↓ -8%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB FTSM ROGR DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $19.10 ↓ -8%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB FTSM DEC WWWood Products $19.10 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC CITY OF JACKSON $19.10 ↓ -8%
EBMS [20493] HB FTSM CRADER $19.10 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM ROGR DEC BUCHHEIT $19.10 ↓ -8%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB FTSM MUNICIPAL HEALTH $19.10 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB FTSM DEC QUIKTRIP CO $19.10 ↓ -8%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB FTSM WORK COMP AETNA/COVENTRY $20.69 ↑ +0%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $20.69 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $20.69 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $20.69 ↑ +0%
PERSONIFY HEALTH CONTRACTED [320051] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $20.69 ↑ +0%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB FTSM NET AFFILIATION $20.69 ↑ +0%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB FTSM HUMANA $23.87 ↑ +15%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB FTSM PPO PLUS $23.87 ↑ +15%
EMPLOYERS HEALTH COALITION CONTRACTED [320116] HB FTSM EHC NON EXCLUSIVE $24.99 ↑ +21%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB FTSM PHCS $25.46 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS [20320] HB FTSM PHCS $25.46 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $27.06 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN [20270] HB FTSM,WLDAR,OZKAR,PRSAR MULTI PLAN $27.06 ↑ +31%

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