Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at 81-3257997 BMH Calhoun

140 Burke Calhoun City Rd, Calhoun City, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1881142461

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 20, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,589.12

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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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$3,056.00

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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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$618.26 with Veterans Evaluation Services vs $2,750.40 with QCA — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Veterans Evaluation Services Veterans Administration TPA $618.26 ↓ -61%
Molina Medicaid $630.63 ↓ -60%
Molina CHIP $1,081.95 ↓ -32%
PPO Holdings Commercial $1,161.28 ↓ -27%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $1,222.40 ↓ -23%
MS BCBS Commercial $1,247.40 ↓ -22%
Tricare Tricare $1,248.38 ↓ -21%
TriWest Veterans Administration $1,314.08 ↓ -17%
VACCN Veterans Administration $1,314.08 ↓ -17%
MS Breast and Cervical MS-BCCP $1,314.08 ↓ -17%
Devoted Health Medicare $1,340.36 ↓ -16%
MS BCBS Medicare $1,353.50 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare $1,379.78 ↓ -13%
Shared Health Medicare $1,379.78 ↓ -13%
Primewell Commercial $1,379.78 ↓ -13%
Humana Medicare PHO $1,379.78 ↓ -13%
American Health Plan Medicare $1,379.78 ↓ -13%
Magnolia MS Exchange $1,497.44 ↓ -6%
Littler Commercial $1,528.00 ↓ -4%
Cigna Commercial $1,680.80 ↑ +6%
First Choice Health Plan of MS HPN $1,971.12 ↑ +24%
Aetna Commercial $1,986.40 ↑ +25%
Burch Food Services Commercial $2,233.94 ↑ +41%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $2,233.94 ↑ +41%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Jas D Collier Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Lakeland School System Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Malco Theaters Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Retzer Resources Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Arlington Community Schools Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Armstrong Relocation Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Bartlett City Schools Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Brimhall Foods Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Building Plastic Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Cannon Motor Company Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Carlisle Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
City of Bartlett Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
City of Lakeland Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Collierville Schools Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Crittenden County Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
DeSoto Co Board of Supervisors Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
EAS MSSC Schools Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
First Community Bank Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
French Camp Academy Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Heartland Catfish Company Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Heavy Machines Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Hollowell Industries Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
State Systems Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Town of Collierville Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
United TN Holdings Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Vaughn Electric Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
W G Yates Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
W W Wood Products Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Y K Auto Group Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Delta Industries Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
MINACT Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
REI Nation Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Radians All $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Ritchey Automotive Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Security One Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Silver Tree Commercial $2,365.34 ↑ +49%
Molina Exchange $2,431.05 ↑ +53%
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $2,444.80 ↑ +54%
Humana PPO $2,444.80 ↑ +54%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $2,444.80 ↑ +54%
PPO Plus Commercial $2,597.60 ↑ +63%
Employers Health Network Commercial $2,628.16 ↑ +65%
Harding Academy Commercial $2,628.16 ↑ +65%
Multiplan Complementary Network $2,750.40 ↑ +73%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $2,750.40 ↑ +73%
QCA All $2,750.40 ↑ +73%

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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $611.20 $537.83 – $1,585.19
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $738.30 $539.97 – $1,574.92
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian $658.24 $559.85 – $1,272.40
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE $2,039.04 $471.14 – $1,290.88
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City $1,252.96 $541.03 – $551.85
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus $764.00 $542.89 – $1,583.43
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson $516.60 $561.28 – $1,571.58
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage $1,375.20 $541.03 – $551.85

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