Lap paraesoph her rpr w/mesh at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith
6700 Chad Colley Blvd, Fort Smith, AR · Mercy · · NPI 1699365254
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$8.22 with MEDICARE vs $8.22 with VACCN-OPTUM CPG — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDICARE | MEDICARE | $8.22 | — |
| AARP MGG | AARP | $8.22 | — |
| AETNA MGG | AETNA Health Management | $8.22 | — |
| ALLWELL MGG | AR Health and Wellness | $8.22 | — |
| AMBETTER HEALTH CPD | AR Health and Wellness | $8.22 | — |
| AR HEALTH ADVANTAGE | AR Health and Wellness | $8.22 | — |
| AR TRUE BLUE | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS ARKANSAS | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS ARKANSAS 2 MGG | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS ARKANSAS MGG | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS EXCHANGE | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS FEDERAL CPD | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| BCBS OKLAHOMA | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | $8.22 | — |
| CIGNA MGG | CIGNA Medicare Advantage | $8.22 | — |
| HEALTH CHOICE | HealthChoice | $8.22 | — |
| HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO MGG | Humana TriCare | $8.22 | — |
| MEDICAID ARKANSAS | Arkansas Medicaid | $8.22 | — |
| MEDICARE PART A | MEDICARE PART A | $8.22 | — |
| QUAL CHOICE CPD | Qual Choice | $8.22 | — |
| UMR CPD | UHC Commercial | $8.22 | — |
| UNH DUAL COMPLETE MGG | UHC Medicare Advantage | $8.22 | — |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE MGG | United Healthcare of Arkansas | $8.22 | — |
| VACCN-OPTUM CPG | Vererans Affairs Community Care Network | $8.22 | — |
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Lap paraesoph her rpr w/mesh at other Arkansas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $22,760.26 | $22.20 – $17,699.07 |