Cytopathology cellular enhancement technique non-gyn at CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs

300 Werner Street, Hot Springs, AR · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1619915949

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$309.00

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$309.00

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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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$28.48 with Cigna vs $247.20 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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
Cigna Commercial|AHN $28.48 ↓ -91%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $30.61 ↓ -90%
United Commercial|Options $49.76 ↓ -84%
United Commercial|Non-Options $49.76 ↓ -84%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $50.80 ↓ -84%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $50.80 ↓ -84%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $51.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $51.66 ↓ -83%
United Medicare|All Plans $52.32 ↓ -83%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $52.32 ↓ -83%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $52.32 ↓ -83%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $53.34 ↓ -83%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $53.34 ↓ -83%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $75.65 ↓ -76%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $75.89 ↓ -75%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $112.83 ↓ -63%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $126.85 ↓ -59%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $126.85 ↓ -59%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $126.85 ↓ -59%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $247.20 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $247.20 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $247.20 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $247.20 ↓ -20%

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Cytopathology cellular enhancement technique non-gyn at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $105.30 $44.52 – $126.85
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $117.00 $49.47 – $126.85
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $117.00 $49.47 – $126.85
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $117.00 $49.47 – $126.85
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $117.00 $49.47 – $126.85
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $92.95 $29.96 – $126.85
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton $30.82 $28.48 – $126.85
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $128.63 $28.48 – $278.30

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