Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at CHI St. Vincent North

2215 Wildwood Avenue, Sherwood, AR · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1629011002

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

$197.52

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$777.00

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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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$118.09 with BCBS - AR vs $2,477.00 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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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $118.09 ↓ -40%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $118.09 ↓ -40%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $118.22 ↓ -40%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $121.77 ↓ -38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $121.77 ↓ -38%
United Medicare|All Plans $121.77 ↓ -38%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $121.77 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $124.13 ↓ -37%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $124.13 ↓ -37%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $179.84 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $181.00 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $192.00 ↓ -3%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $202.57 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.00 ↑ +9%
United Commercial|Options $598.00 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options $598.00 ↑ +203%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,540.23 ↑ +680%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,477.00 ↑ +1154%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,477.00 ↑ +1154%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,477.00 ↑ +1154%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $98.80 $23.02 – $120.88
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $73.45 $23.02 – $23.02
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $810.00 $115.77 – $648.00
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $107.90 $23.02 – $23.02
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $73.45 $23.02 – $23.02
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $73.45 $23.02 – $23.02
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $875.19 $23.02 – $1,268.00
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton not published $118.09 – $118.09

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