Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl 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

$125.58

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.

$494.00

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.

$181.00 with Cigna vs $2,477.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna Commercial|AHN $181.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $192.00 ↑ +53%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.00 ↑ +71%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $354.36 ↑ +182%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +352%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +352%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +352%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $645.29 ↑ +414%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $660.03 ↑ +426%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $660.03 ↑ +426%
United Medicare|All Plans $664.65 ↑ +429%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $664.65 ↑ +429%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $664.65 ↑ +429%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $664.65 ↑ +429%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $677.55 ↑ +440%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $677.55 ↑ +440%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $981.60 ↑ +682%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,540.23 ↑ +1126%
United Commercial|Options $1,574.00 ↑ +1153%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,574.00 ↑ +1153%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,477.00 ↑ +1872%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,477.00 ↑ +1872%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,477.00 ↑ +1872%

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Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $386.10 $122.93 – $659.78
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $299.65 $106.07 – $172.70
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $299.65 $123.69 – $200.22
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs not published $354.36 – $354.36

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