CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$72.85

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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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$286.00

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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.

$78.83 with BCBS - AR vs $1,002.00 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
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $78.83 ↑ +8%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $78.83 ↑ +8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $80.08 ↑ +10%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $80.08 ↑ +10%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $82.49 ↑ +13%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $82.49 ↑ +13%
United Medicare|All Plans $82.49 ↑ +13%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $84.09 ↑ +15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $84.09 ↑ +15%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $148.37 ↑ +104%
United Commercial|Non-Options $182.03 ↑ +150%
United Commercial|Options $182.03 ↑ +150%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $214.27 ↑ +194%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $214.27 ↑ +194%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $214.27 ↑ +194%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $245.96 ↑ +238%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $286.00 ↑ +293%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $286.00 ↑ +293%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $286.00 ↑ +293%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,002.00 ↑ +1275%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,002.00 ↑ +1275%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,002.00 ↑ +1275%

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $402.35 $75.21 – $161.80
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $2,392.00 $78.83 – $1,913.60
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $258.05 $75.21 – $182.03
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $258.05 $75.21 – $182.03
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $258.05 $75.21 – $182.03
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $241.15 $75.21 – $213.62
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $72.71 $78.83 – $2,117.84

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