Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at 62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle

2520 5th St N, Columbus, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1609830173

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$69.39

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.

$277.58

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.

$7.40 with Aetna vs $231.66 with QCA — 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
Aetna Medicare $7.40 ↓ -89%
Magnolia MS Exchange $58.38 ↓ -16%
PPO Holdings Commercial $97.81 ↑ +41%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $102.96 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare CHIP $115.83 ↑ +67%
Molina CHIP $128.70 ↑ +85%
Molina Exchange $128.70 ↑ +85%
Littler Commercial $128.70 ↑ +85%
MPCN PPO/HMO $133.85 ↑ +93%
Cigna Commercial $141.57 ↑ +104%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $149.29 ↑ +115%
Primewell Commercial $154.44 ↑ +123%
Aetna Commercial $161.13 ↑ +132%
Humana PPO $169.88 ↑ +145%
NovaSys All $193.05 ↑ +178%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $193.05 ↑ +178%
Multiplan Complementary Network $193.05 ↑ +178%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $205.92 ↑ +197%
PPO Plus Commercial $218.79 ↑ +215%
QCA All $231.66 ↑ +234%

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Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $55.51 $7.40 – $8.67
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $63.84 $7.40 – $7.40
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $66.62 $7.40 – $7.40

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