Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 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

$155.99

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$821.00

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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.

$5.45 with NovaSys vs $350.00 with Aetna — 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

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
NovaSys Commercial/Exchange $5.45 ↓ -97%
Humana PHO $8.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna Commercial $9.90 ↓ -94%
Aetna Medicare $11.55 ↓ -93%
PPO Holdings Commercial $12.54 ↓ -92%
Cigna Medicare $12.91 ↓ -92%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $13.20 ↓ -92%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $14.19 ↓ -91%
Littler Commercial $16.50 ↓ -89%
PPO Plus Commercial $16.50 ↓ -89%
AR BCBS Medicare $19.80 ↓ -87%
Access Health Services Commercial $19.80 ↓ -87%
Primewell Commercial $19.80 ↓ -87%
Multiplan Complementary Network $21.45 ↓ -86%
Municipal Health Benefit Fund Commercial $23.10 ↓ -85%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $23.10 ↓ -85%
MPCN PPO/HMO $24.75 ↓ -84%
Healthlink HMO $26.40 ↓ -83%
Healthlink PHO $26.40 ↓ -83%
Aetna Workers Compensation $35.91 ↓ -77%
Cigna Workers Compensation $37.80 ↓ -76%
Home State Health Plan Medicaid $51.00 ↓ -67%
Summit Community Care Medicaid $250.00 ↑ +60%
CareSource Medicaid $257.50 ↑ +65%
Access Health Services Medicaid $262.50 ↑ +68%
Aetna PHO $350.00 ↑ +124%

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Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $45.50 $9.10 – $15.02
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $68.00 $6.67 – $54.40
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $57.85 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $221.00 $7.40 – $13.49
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis $123.15 $11.55 – $257.50
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton not published $6.67 – $6.67

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