Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.)

1206 E National Ave, Brazil, IN · Ascension · · NPI 1770533994

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$159.60

Cash price

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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.

$266.00

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.

$3.38 with UHC SELF vs $250.00 with AETNA NBR — 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
UHC SELF 6575_UNITED HEALTH CARE SELF FUNDED NON-CONTRACTED VEIN 20221002 $3.38 ↓ -98%
UHC 9470_UNITED HEALTHCARE VEIN 20250101 $3.38 ↓ -98%
UHC 9384_UNITED HEALTHCARE CLIN 20250101 $6.24 ↓ -96%
MEDICAID ADVANTAGE 8723_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240401 $7.82 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8255_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8879_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $7.82 ↓ -95%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 9347_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 8256_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM MEDICAID 7373_ANTHEM MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20230101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8257_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8877_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $7.82 ↓ -95%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 9365_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $7.82 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL 9408_ANTHEM TRADITIONAL VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM PATHWAY 9404_ANTHEM PATHWAY VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO 9399_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM PATHWAY X 9405_ANTHEM PATHWAY X VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION 9407_ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED 9406_ANTHEM PREFERRED VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM HMO/POS 9403_ANTHEM HMO POS VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS 9401_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS VEIN 20250101 $14.60 ↓ -91%
SMARTHEALTH PPO 2911_SMARTHEALTH PPO 20170101 $24.93 ↓ -84%
SMARTHEALTH PPO/HDHP 20161001 1440_SMARTHEALTH PPO/HDHP 20161001 $24.93 ↓ -84%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9415_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 VEIN 20250101 $25.59 ↓ -84%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9413_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 20250101 $25.59 ↓ -84%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9410_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 VEIN 20250101 $25.59 ↓ -84%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9412_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 20250101 $25.59 ↓ -84%
ENCORE EXCLUSIVE 9409_ENCORE EXCUSIVE VEIN 20250101 $25.59 ↓ -84%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE 9054_CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
AETNA MCR CHOICE 8955_AETNA CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM MCR 8964_ANTHEM MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
MHS CENPATICO AMBETTER 9036_MHS CENPATICO AMBETTER MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 8982_HUMANA PPO MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
IMMERGRUN 9081_IMMERGRUN MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
MDWISE MEDICARE 9090_MDWISE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
PERSONALIZED CARE 9045_ASCENSION PERSONALIZED CARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
HUMANA GOLD MCR 9000_HUMANA GOLD CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
SECURE HORIZONS-PACIFICARE 9099_SECURE HORIZONS PACIFICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE HMO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 8973_CARESOURCE HMO MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
ZING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 9027_ZING MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
CORIZON 9072_CORIZON MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 9063_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MCR 9108_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
UHC MCR 9009_UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
HUMANA MCR CHOICE 8991_HUMANA CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 9018_WELLCARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
AETNA MCR 8946_AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $28.35 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM BEHAVIORAL 4090_ANTHEM BEHAVIORAL MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20200201 $33.52 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM PATHWAY X 9246_ANTHEM PATHWAY X CLIN 20250101 $120.07 ↓ -25%
ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION 9352_ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION CLIN 20250101 $120.07 ↓ -25%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO 9241_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO CLIN 20250101 $120.07 ↓ -25%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS 9242_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS CLIN 20250101 $130.47 ↓ -18%
ANTHEM HMO/POS 9243_ANTHEM HMO POS CLIN 20250101 $147.44 ↓ -8%
ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED 9247_ANTHEM PREFERRED CLIN 20250101 $160.03 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM PATHWAY 9245_ANTHEM PATHWAY CLIN 20250101 $160.11 ↑ +0%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL 9248_ANTHEM TRADITIONAL CLIN 20250101 $179.02 ↑ +12%
AETNA NBR 3697_AETNA SVIN VFIN VHIN 20210101 $250.00 ↑ +57%

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