Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$702.61

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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.

$2,764.00

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.

$345.04 with Empower vs $4,620.66 with Humana — 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
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $345.04 ↓ -51%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $345.04 ↓ -51%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $345.04 ↓ -51%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $1,113.40 ↑ +58%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $1,136.09 ↑ +62%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $1,136.09 ↑ +62%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,146.80 ↑ +63%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,146.80 ↑ +63%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $1,146.80 ↑ +63%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $1,146.80 ↑ +63%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $1,169.07 ↑ +66%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,169.07 ↑ +66%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,693.68 ↑ +141%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $2,256.97 ↑ +221%
United Commercial|Options $2,421.00 ↑ +245%
United Commercial|Non-Options $2,421.00 ↑ +245%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,661.00 ↑ +421%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,661.00 ↑ +421%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,661.00 ↑ +421%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,620.66 ↑ +558%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $2,896.00 $345.04 – $5,825.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $2,935.40 $70.38 – $11,148.00

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