Air conduction bilat at Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.)

1331 S A St St, Elwood, IN · Ascension · · NPI 1477508596

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

$93.00

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$155.00

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.

$4.06 with UHC vs $20.58 with MEDICAID ADVANTAGE — 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 9470_UNITED HEALTHCARE VEIN 20250101 $4.06 ↓ -96%
UHC SELF 6575_UNITED HEALTH CARE SELF FUNDED NON-CONTRACTED VEIN 20221002 $4.06 ↓ -96%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9415_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9413_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS 9401_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM PATHWAY X 9405_ANTHEM PATHWAY X VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED 9406_ANTHEM PREFERRED VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION 9407_ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9410_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9412_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO 9399_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM HMO/POS 9403_ANTHEM HMO POS VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ENCORE EXCLUSIVE 9409_ENCORE EXCUSIVE VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL 9408_ANTHEM TRADITIONAL VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM PATHWAY 9404_ANTHEM PATHWAY VEIN 20250101 $17.50 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8879_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $20.58 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8255_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 9347_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM MEDICAID 7373_ANTHEM MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20230101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8257_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8877_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 9365_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 8256_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $20.58 ↓ -78%
MEDICAID ADVANTAGE 8723_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240401 $20.58 ↓ -78%

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