F-18 fdg pet diag at Mercy Hospital Pittsburg

1 MT Carmel Way, Pittsburg, KS · Mercy · · NPI 1639921430

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$1,244.10

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.

$1,914.00

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.

$257.48 with HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] vs $1,626.90 with FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] — 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
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $257.48 ↓ -79%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $257.48 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $257.48 ↓ -79%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $257.48 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] HB CTHG MNCK PITS HEALTHCHOICE OSEEGIB URBAN TIER 3 $400.00 ↓ -68%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB PITS AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $478.50 ↓ -62%
KANCARE [20213] HB PITS AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $478.50 ↓ -62%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB PITS MEDICA EXCHANGE $696.70 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $703.77 ↓ -43%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $703.77 ↓ -43%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $703.77 ↓ -43%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB PITS UHC ALL PAYER NEW 9.1.2024 $1,290.04 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB PITS UHC ALL PAYER NEW 9.1.2024 $1,290.04 ↑ +4%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB PITS DEC HEART OF AMERICA BEVERAGE CO $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB PITS DEC Woodard $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB PITS ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB PITS DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB PITS DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB PITS DEC Quality Collision Group (QCG) New 3.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB PITS AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEW 9.1.24 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC QuickTrip New 5.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB PITS DEC LACLEDE CHAIN $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB PITS DEC Woodard $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB PITS DEC BUCHHEIT $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB PITS DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB PITS DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB PITS DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC CLAYCO $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC EASTER SEALS NEW 1.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC HERMANN $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC Quality Collision Group (QCG) New 3.1.25 $1,531.20 ↑ +23%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB PITS AETNA COMMERCIAL $1,626.90 ↑ +31%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB PITS AETNA COMMERCIAL $1,626.90 ↑ +31%

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