Hernia Repair (Inguinal) 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

$13,763.94

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.

$21,175.30

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.

$450.31 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $6,784.81 with PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] — 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
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $450.31 ↓ -97%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $450.31 ↓ -97%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB PITS HEALTHY BLUE KS MEDICAID $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB PITS UHC Community Care KS Medicaid $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB PITS SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN MANANGED MEDICAID $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PITS KANCARE KS MEDICAID $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB PITS AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
KANCARE [20213] HB PITS AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $1,120.76 ↓ -92%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PITS MO MEDICAID $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB PITS MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB PITS HOME STATE HEALTH $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB PITS MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB PITS UHC MO MEDICAID $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB PITS MO MEDICAID $3,008.46 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $3,142.68 ↓ -77%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $3,142.68 ↓ -77%
MEDICAID [20240] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $3,142.68 ↓ -77%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB PITS OK MEDICAID $3,142.68 ↓ -77%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB PITS AETNA MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB PITS TRICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
MEDICARE [20244] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB PITS MEDICARE & 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF KS MCR CONTRACTED [320508] HB PITS KANSAS SUPERIOR SELECT 105% MCR W SEQ $3,503.10 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB PITS UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 102% $3,642.37 ↓ -74%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB PITS DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $3,645.94 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $5,175.59 ↓ -62%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $5,175.59 ↓ -62%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB PITS BLUE CROSS CHOICE $5,175.59 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB PITS UHC EXCHANGE $5,713.52 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB PITS AMBETTER EXCHANGE 170% MCR NO SEQ $6,070.62 ↓ -56%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB PITS AMBETTER EXCHANGE 170% MCR NO SEQ $6,070.62 ↓ -56%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB PITS AMBETTER EXCHANGE 170% MCR NO SEQ $6,070.62 ↓ -56%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB PITS PROVIDRS CARE $6,784.81 ↓ -51%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB PITS ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 not published by hospital
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB PITS MEDICA EXCHANGE not published by hospital
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB PITS DEC LACLEDE CHAIN not published by hospital
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB PITS DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 not published by hospital
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB PITS DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW not published by hospital
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB PITS DEC Quality Collision Group (QCG) New 3.1.25 not published by hospital
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB PITS AETNA COMMERCIAL not published by hospital
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB PITS AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEW 9.1.24 not published by hospital
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB PITS DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION not published by hospital
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB PITS DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC CITY OF JACKSON not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC CLAYCO not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC EASTER SEALS NEW 1.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC HERMANN not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC Quality Collision Group (QCG) New 3.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC QuickTrip New 5.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 not published by hospital
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB PITS DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 not published by hospital
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB PITS AETNA COMMERCIAL not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB PITS CIGNA PPO not published by hospital
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB PITS DEC HEART OF AMERICA BEVERAGE CO not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB PITS CIGNA HMO not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB PITS UHC ALL PAYER NEW 9.1.2024 not published by hospital
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB PITS UHC ALL PAYER NEW 9.1.2024 not published by hospital
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 not published by hospital
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB PITS DEC CITY OF JACKSON not published by hospital
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB PITS DEC BUCHHEIT not published by hospital
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB PITS DEC Woodard not published by hospital
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB PITS DEC Woodard not published by hospital

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Hernia Repair (Inguinal) at other Kansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita not published $1,834.30 – $1,834.30
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego not published $256.74 – $5,696.49
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan not published $256.74 – $4,697.29

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