Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at 26-1214372 NEA Baptist

4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR · Baptistonline · · NPI 1386699353

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$417.24

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$2,196.00

Gross charge

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$1.00 with Cigna vs $1,595.16 with Primewell — 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

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 Medicare $1.00 ↓ -100%
Home State Health Plan Medicaid $51.00 ↓ -88%
Humana PHO $221.75 ↓ -47%
Summit Community Care Medicaid $250.00 ↓ -40%
CareSource Medicaid $257.50 ↓ -38%
Access Health Services Medicaid $262.50 ↓ -37%
Aetna Commercial $266.10 ↓ -36%
PPO Holdings Commercial $337.06 ↓ -19%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $354.80 ↓ -15%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $381.41 ↓ -9%
PPO Plus Commercial $443.50 ↑ +6%
Littler Commercial $443.50 ↑ +6%
Aetna PHO $493.00 ↑ +18%
AR BCBS Medicare $532.20 ↑ +28%
Access Health Services Commercial $532.20 ↑ +28%
TriWest Veterans Administration $546.91 ↑ +31%
AR BCBS Medi-Pak $569.70 ↑ +37%
Veterans Evaluation Services Veterans Administration TPA $569.70 ↑ +37%
VACCN Veterans Administration $569.70 ↑ +37%
Springs of Jonesboro Medicare $569.70 ↑ +37%
NovaSys Medicare $575.40 ↑ +38%
Cigna Healthspring $575.40 ↑ +38%
Multiplan Complementary Network $576.55 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health Medicare $581.09 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare Medicare $586.79 ↑ +41%
AR BCBS TrueBlue Exchange PPO/TrueBlue Non-Exchange PPO $588.35 ↑ +41%
AR BCBS Commercial $588.35 ↑ +41%
AR BCBS TrueBlue Individual Metallic-Level Plan $588.35 ↑ +41%
Aetna Medicare $598.18 ↑ +43%
Access Health Services Medicare $598.18 ↑ +43%
Humana Medicare $598.18 ↑ +43%
Primewell Medicare $598.18 ↑ +43%
Shared Health Medicare $598.18 ↑ +43%
Aetna Workers Compensation $611.13 ↑ +46%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $620.90 ↑ +49%
Municipal Health Benefit Fund Commercial $620.90 ↑ +49%
Cigna Workers Compensation $643.30 ↑ +54%
MPCN PPO/HMO $665.25 ↑ +59%
Healthlink PHO $709.60 ↑ +70%
Healthlink HMO $709.60 ↑ +70%
NovaSys Commercial/Exchange $740.61 ↑ +78%
United Healthcare Commercial $827.00 ↑ +98%
Y K Auto Group Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Arlington Community Schools Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Armstrong Relocation Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Bartlett City Schools Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Brimhall Foods Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Building Plastic Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Cannon Motor Company Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Carlisle Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
City of Bartlett Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
City of Lakeland Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Collierville Schools Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Crittenden County Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
DeSoto Co Board of Supervisors Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
EAS MSSC Schools Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Heavy Machines Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Hollowell Industries Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Jas D Collier Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Lakeland School System Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
REI Nation Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Radians Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Retzer Resources Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Ritchey Automotive Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Security One Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Silver Tree Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
State Systems Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Town of Collierville Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
United TN Holdings Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Vaughn Electric Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
W W Wood Products Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Malco Theaters Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $854.55 ↑ +105%
First Community Bank Commercial $911.52 ↑ +118%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $968.49 ↑ +132%
Burch Food Services Commercial $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
Heartland Catfish Company Commercial $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
French Camp Academy Commercial $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
W G Yates Commercial $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
First Choice Health Plan of MS HPN $1,025.46 ↑ +146%
Employers Health Network Commercial $1,139.40 ↑ +173%
Harding Academy Commercial $1,139.40 ↑ +173%
Primewell Commercial $1,595.16 ↑ +282%
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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $1,283.00 $1,026.40 – $1,219.64
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $2,162.55 $87.25 – $1,153.00
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