In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$199.30

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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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$784.00

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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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$53.26 with Empower vs $431.20 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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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
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $53.26 ↓ -73%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $95.46 ↓ -52%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $100.73 ↓ -49%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $120.90 ↓ -39%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $120.90 ↓ -39%
United Commercial|Non-Options $149.16 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|Options $149.16 ↓ -25%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $157.16 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $161.87 ↓ -19%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $161.87 ↓ -19%
United Medicare|All Plans $161.87 ↓ -19%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $161.87 ↓ -19%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $162.06 ↓ -19%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $162.06 ↓ -19%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $165.02 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $165.02 ↓ -17%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $166.62 ↓ -16%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $170.67 ↓ -14%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $239.08 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $431.20 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $431.20 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $431.20 ↑ +116%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $234.65 $53.26 – $339.02
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $260.65 $53.26 – $339.02
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $627.00 $95.46 – $501.60
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $245.05 $53.26 – $339.02
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $245.05 $53.26 – $339.02
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $245.05 $53.26 – $339.02
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton $54.00 $59.36 – $120.90

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