Upper Endoscopy (EGD, with biopsy) 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

$687.87

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$2,706.00

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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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$674.19 with Summit vs $2,421.00 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
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $674.19 ↓ -2%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $674.19 ↓ -2%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $674.19 ↓ -2%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $839.58 ↑ +22%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $839.58 ↑ +22%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $859.87 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $885.67 ↑ +29%
United Medicare|All Plans $885.67 ↑ +29%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $885.67 ↑ +29%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $885.67 ↑ +29%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $902.86 ↑ +31%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $902.86 ↑ +31%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,308.03 ↑ +90%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $1,521.00 ↑ +121%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $1,614.00 ↑ +135%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,759.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,759.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,759.00 ↑ +156%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,799.00 ↑ +162%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $1,804.00 ↑ +162%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,069.79 ↑ +201%
United Commercial|Non-Options $2,421.00 ↑ +252%
United Commercial|Options $2,421.00 ↑ +252%

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Upper Endoscopy (EGD, with biopsy) at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $3,066.91 $297.00 – $1,150.22
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $4,686.25 $112.42 – $824.01
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $4,770.18 $112.42 – $2,426.63
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $622.70 $134.92 – $1,853.26
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $622.70 $134.92 – $1,853.26
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith $4,093.84 $112.42 – $1,575.27
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton $656.37 $721.56 – $757.64

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