Drainage external ear simple 69000 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

$311.65

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$1,226.00

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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.

$181.00 with Cigna vs $1,574.00 with United — 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
Cigna Commercial|AHN $181.00 ↓ -42%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $192.00 ↓ -38%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.00 ↓ -31%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $421.86 ↑ +35%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +82%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +82%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +82%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $645.29 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $660.03 ↑ +112%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $660.03 ↑ +112%
United Medicare|All Plans $664.65 ↑ +113%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $664.65 ↑ +113%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $664.65 ↑ +113%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $664.65 ↑ +113%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $677.55 ↑ +117%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $677.55 ↑ +117%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $981.60 ↑ +215%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,313.00 ↑ +321%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,313.00 ↑ +321%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,313.00 ↑ +321%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,540.23 ↑ +394%
United Commercial|Options $1,574.00 ↑ +405%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,574.00 ↑ +405%

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Drainage external ear simple 69000 at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $340.60 $110.63 – $659.78
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $3,618.21 $103.74 – $1,229.90
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton $155.63 $171.08 – $179.64
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs not published $421.86 – $421.86

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