Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc

1823 College Ave, Manhattan, KS · Ascension · · NPI 1760482517

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

$287.60

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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.

$719.00

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.

$66.08 with PROVIDRS CARE vs $764.40 with UNITED HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE — 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
PROVIDRS CARE 867_MHKS PROVIDRS CARE 20250701 $66.08 ↓ -77%
KANCARE UHC 859_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE KANCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 $168.00 ↓ -42%
KANCARE AETNA 856_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE KANCARE AETNA 20250701 $174.72 ↓ -39%
KANCARE SUNFLOWER 858_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE KANCARE SUNFLOWER 20250701 $174.72 ↓ -39%
KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE 861_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE 20250701 $174.72 ↓ -39%
KANCARE AMERIGROUP 857_MEDICAID ADVANTAGE KANCARE AMERIGROUP 20250701 $176.40 ↓ -39%
TRICARE 623_TRICARE OUTPATIENT 20230101 $182.61 ↓ -37%
VA 873_VETERANS AFFAIRS INPATIENT 20251001 $273.00 ↓ -5%
DEFAULT - 100 PERCENT OF MEDICARE 622_DEFAULT - 100 PERCENT OF MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20230101 $273.00 ↓ -5%
DEFAULT - 100 PERCENT OF MEDICARE 874_DEFAULT - 100 PERCENT OF MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY 816_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY OUTPATIENT 20250101 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY 879_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVENTRY INPATIENT 20251001 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA 814_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA 878_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OTHER 817_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $273.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OTHER 881_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 $273.00 ↓ -5%
VA 624_VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT 20230101 $273.00 ↓ -5%
HUMANA 872_HUMANA 20251001 $275.73 ↓ -4%
AARP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 877_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP INPATIENT 20251001 $275.73 ↓ -4%
AARP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 813_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $275.73 ↓ -4%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALLWELL 815_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $278.46 ↓ -3%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE 818_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $278.46 ↓ -3%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE 887_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $278.46 ↓ -3%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALLWELL 885_MHKS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $278.46 ↓ -3%
BCBS CHOICE 843_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CHOICE MHKS 20250101 $327.25 ↑ +14%
BCBS CAP 842_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CAP MHKS 20250101 $346.50 ↑ +20%
SMARTHEALTH 883_MHKS SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $382.20 ↑ +33%
SMARTHEALTH 655_MHKS SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20230101 $382.20 ↑ +33%
AMBETTER 886_AMBETTER SUNFLOWER INPATIENT MHKS 20251001 $464.10 ↑ +61%
AMBETTER 701_AMBETTER SUNFLOWER OUTPATIENT MHKS 20230101 $464.10 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE 865_MHKS UNITED HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $764.40 ↑ +166%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at other Kansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego $274.00 $66.08 – $450.90
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita not published $156.06 – $764.40
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita not published $273.00 – $764.40
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita not published $273.00 – $764.40

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