Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at Corewell Health Big Rapids

605 Oak Street, Big Rapids, MI · Corewell Health · · NPI 1316945991

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$361.00

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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.

$361.00

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.

$71.74 with Bcbs vs $129.13 with Meridian Health Plan — 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

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
Bcbs Blue Care Network Medicare Managed Care Plan $71.74 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $75.33 ↓ -79%
Meridian Health Plan Ambetter Exchange $129.13 ↓ -64%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont $361.00 not published
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet $293.00 $72.52 – $108.78
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph $293.00 $71.74 – $149.76
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids $401.00 $71.74 – $221.31
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids $401.00 $71.74 – $221.31
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 $361.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville $361.00 $71.74 – $129.13
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland $361.00 $71.74 – $129.13

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