Pt evaluation high complexity patient/family 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

$223.75

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.

$895.00

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.

$64.31 with Aetna vs $805.50 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 $64.31 ↓ -71%
MS BCBS Commercial $90.00 ↓ -60%
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $90.00 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare CHIP $160.00 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Commercial $187.00 ↓ -16%
Magnolia MS Exchange $202.99 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Options PPO $237.00 ↑ +6%
PPO Holdings Commercial $340.10 ↑ +52%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $358.00 ↑ +60%
Molina Exchange $447.50 ↑ +100%
Molina CHIP $447.50 ↑ +100%
Littler Commercial $447.50 ↑ +100%
MPCN PPO/HMO $465.40 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial $492.25 ↑ +120%
Primewell Commercial $537.00 ↑ +140%
Aetna Commercial $560.27 ↑ +150%
Humana PPO $590.70 ↑ +164%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $626.50 ↑ +180%
NovaSys All $671.25 ↑ +200%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $671.25 ↑ +200%
Multiplan Complementary Network $671.25 ↑ +200%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $716.00 ↑ +220%
PPO Plus Commercial $760.75 ↑ +240%
QCA All $805.50 ↑ +260%

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Pt evaluation high complexity patient/family at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $175.60 $64.31 – $206.00
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $201.94 $64.31 – $181.00
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City $116.85 $90.00 – $90.00
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage $128.25 $90.00 – $90.00
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $214.80 $64.31 – $90.00

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