CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

$373.00

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$1,492.00

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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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$258.00 with United Healthcare vs $1,342.80 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

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
United Healthcare CHIP $258.00 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Commercial $310.00 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare $325.00 ↓ -13%
Magnolia MS Exchange $338.39 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Options PPO $380.00 ↑ +2%
PPO Holdings Commercial $566.96 ↑ +52%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $596.80 ↑ +60%
Littler Commercial $746.00 ↑ +100%
Molina Exchange $746.00 ↑ +100%
Molina CHIP $746.00 ↑ +100%
MPCN PPO/HMO $775.84 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial $820.60 ↑ +120%
Primewell Commercial $895.20 ↑ +140%
Aetna Commercial $933.99 ↑ +150%
Humana PPO $984.72 ↑ +164%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $1,044.40 ↑ +180%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $1,119.00 ↑ +200%
NovaSys All $1,119.00 ↑ +200%
Multiplan Complementary Network $1,119.00 ↑ +200%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $1,193.60 ↑ +220%
PPO Plus Commercial $1,268.20 ↑ +240%
QCA All $1,342.80 ↑ +260%

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $329.60 $59.22 – $331.00
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $379.04 $39.00 – $325.00
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $378.24 $325.00 – $325.00

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