Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst 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

$377.98

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.

$1,484.00

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.

$147.56 with Humana vs $1,313.00 with Aetna — 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
Humana Medicare|All Plans $147.56 ↓ -61%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $147.56 ↓ -61%
United Medicare|All Plans $151.99 ↓ -60%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $151.99 ↓ -60%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $151.99 ↓ -60%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $154.94 ↓ -59%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $154.94 ↓ -59%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $181.00 ↓ -52%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $192.00 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.00 ↓ -43%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $379.42 ↑ +0%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $379.42 ↑ +0%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $453.22 ↑ +20%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $557.40 ↑ +47%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +50%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +50%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +50%
United Commercial|Non-Options $598.00 ↑ +58%
United Commercial|Options $598.00 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,313.00 ↑ +247%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,313.00 ↑ +247%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,313.00 ↑ +247%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $234.65 $89.15 – $374.65
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $244.40 $84.67 – $134.24
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $442.00 $353.60 – $421.86
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $244.40 $82.93 – $134.24
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $244.40 $89.57 – $144.99
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $207.35 $89.57 – $134.24
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $377.24 $421.86 – $421.86

All Arkansas hospitals for this procedure →