Biopsy bone trocar/needle superficial at Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.)

1907 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN · Ascension · · NPI 1780625442

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

$2,504.40

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.

$4,174.00

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.

$14.59 with UHC vs $3,548.00 with ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED — 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 9393_UNITED HEALTHCARE VKIN 20250101 $14.59 ↓ -99%
UHC SELF 6575_UNITED HEALTH CARE SELF FUNDED NON-CONTRACTED VEIN 20221002 $20.61 ↓ -99%
UHC 9470_UNITED HEALTHCARE VEIN 20250101 $20.61 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION 9407_ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM HMO/POS 9403_ANTHEM HMO POS VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PATHWAY 9404_ANTHEM PATHWAY VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9412_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS 9401_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PATHWAY X 9405_ANTHEM PATHWAY X VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9415_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL 9408_ANTHEM TRADITIONAL VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO 9399_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ENCORE EXCLUSIVE 9409_ENCORE EXCUSIVE VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 2 9413_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 2 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED 9406_ANTHEM PREFERRED VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
PATOKA VALLEY TIER 1 9410_PAKOTA VALLEY TIER 1 VEIN 20250101 $89.63 ↓ -96%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 8256_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 9365_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8255_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM CARE CONNECT 8879_ANTHEM CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $115.59 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM MEDICAID 7373_ANTHEM MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20230101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8257_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
MHS CARE CONNECT 8877_MHS CONNECT MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20240401 $115.59 ↓ -95%
MDWISE HOOSIER ALLIANCE MEDICAID 9347_MDWISE MEDICAID REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $115.59 ↓ -95%
MEDICAID ADVANTAGE 8723_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20240401 $115.59 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE 9054_CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
MHS CENPATICO AMBETTER 9036_MHS CENPATICO AMBETTER MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM MCR 8964_ANTHEM MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
UHC MCR 9009_UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
HUMANA PPO MCR REPLACEMENT 8982_HUMANA PPO MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
AETNA MCR CHOICE 8955_AETNA CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
IMMERGRUN 9081_IMMERGRUN MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
SECURE HORIZONS-PACIFICARE 9099_SECURE HORIZONS PACIFICARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
CARESOURCE HMO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 8973_CARESOURCE HMO MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
ZING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 9027_ZING MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
CORIZON 9072_CORIZON MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 9063_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MCR 9108_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
HUMANA MCR CHOICE 8991_HUMANA CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 9018_WELLCARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
AETNA MCR 8946_AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
MDWISE MEDICARE 9090_MDWISE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
PERSONALIZED CARE 9045_ASCENSION PERSONALIZED CARE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
HUMANA GOLD MCR 9000_HUMANA GOLD CHOICE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT ASC OUTPATIENT ASIN, ECIN, NRIN 20241001 $668.59 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BEHAVIORAL 4090_ANTHEM BEHAVIORAL MEDICAID REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20200201 $1,416.85 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM PATHWAY X 9337_ANTHEM PATHWAY X VKIN 20250101 $2,661.00 ↑ +6%
ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION 9364_ANTHEM SHORT TERM LIMITED DURATION VKIN 20250101 $2,661.00 ↑ +6%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO 9333_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC HMO VKIN 20250101 $2,661.00 ↑ +6%
UNIFIED GROUP SERVICES 8811_ANTHEM UNIFIED GROUPS VCIN ECIN ASIN 20241001 $2,671.36 ↑ +7%
UNIFIED GROUP SERVICES 8813_ANTHEM UNIFIED GROUPS VKIN 20241001 $2,838.32 ↑ +13%
ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS 9334_ANTHEM HEALTHSYNC POS VKIN 20250101 $2,892.00 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM HMO/POS 9335_ANTHEM HMO POS VKIN 20250101 $3,386.00 ↑ +35%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL 9339_ANTHEM TRADITIONAL VKIN 20250101 $3,548.00 ↑ +42%
ANTHEM PATHWAY 9336_ANTHEM PATHWAY VKIN 20250101 $3,548.00 ↑ +42%
ANTHEM PPO PREFERRED 9338_ANTHEM PREFERRED VKIN 20250101 $3,548.00 ↑ +42%

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