Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at CHI St. Vincent Morrilton

4 Hospital Drive, Morrilton, AR · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1891778049

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

$99.59

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$391.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$89.59 with Cigna vs $352.03 with TotalCare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $89.59 ↓ -10%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $91.28 ↓ -8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $91.28 ↓ -8%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $94.02 ↓ -6%
United Medicare|All Plans $94.02 ↓ -6%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $94.02 ↓ -6%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $95.85 ↓ -4%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $95.85 ↓ -4%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $107.60 ↑ +8%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $107.60 ↑ +8%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $119.38 ↑ +20%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $121.80 ↑ +22%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $148.37 ↑ +49%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $179.30 ↑ +80%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $179.30 ↑ +80%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $179.30 ↑ +80%
United Commercial|Non-Options $245.18 ↑ +146%
United Commercial|Options $245.18 ↑ +146%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $280.36 ↑ +182%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $352.03 ↑ +253%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $352.03 ↑ +253%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $352.03 ↑ +253%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $327.60 $90.66 – $352.03
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $515.00 $107.60 – $412.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $321.10 $53.89 – $352.03
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $127.61 $89.59 – $352.03

All Arkansas hospitals for this procedure →