Mayo infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation cryptococcus 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

$32.80

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$129.00

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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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$11.76 with Cigna vs $47.46 with Centene — 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 $11.76 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $12.12 ↓ -63%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -61%
United Commercial|Non-Options $16.07 ↓ -51%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $16.07 ↓ -51%
United Commercial|Options $16.07 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $16.55 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|All Plans $16.55 ↓ -50%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $16.55 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $16.55 ↓ -50%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $16.87 ↓ -49%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $16.87 ↓ -49%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $18.32 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $18.32 ↓ -44%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $22.80 ↓ -30%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $27.50 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $27.50 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $27.50 ↓ -16%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $29.21 ↓ -11%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $29.21 ↓ -11%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $30.80 ↓ -6%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $47.46 ↑ +45%

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Mayo infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation cryptococcus at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $65.65 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $60.45 $12.87 – $41.12
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs $122.00 $11.76 – $97.60
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $60.45 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $60.45 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $60.45 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $71.50 $12.29 – $41.12
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton $16.56 $11.76 – $29.21

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