Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$39.99

Cash price

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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.

$157.00

Gross charge

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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.

$43.96 with BCBS - AR vs $227.00 with Summit — 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.

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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
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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
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $43.96 ↑ +10%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $43.96 ↑ +10%
United Medicare|All Plans $45.28 ↑ +13%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $45.28 ↑ +13%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $45.28 ↑ +13%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $46.16 ↑ +15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $46.16 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|Non-Options $49.76 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|Options $49.76 ↑ +24%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $51.06 ↑ +28%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $51.66 ↑ +29%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $51.66 ↑ +29%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $64.44 ↑ +61%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $74.55 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $86.35 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $86.35 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $86.35 ↑ +116%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $125.41 ↑ +214%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $135.02 ↑ +238%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $227.00 ↑ +468%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $227.00 ↑ +468%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $227.00 ↑ +468%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $424.00 $49.76 – $339.20
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $131.30 $13.00 – $193.70
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $351.00 $13.00 – $193.70
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $110.84 $49.76 – $239.80

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