Ultrasound elastography parenchyma at 64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus

1102 Constitution Avenue, Meridian, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1558619171

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 17, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$126.40

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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.

$316.00

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.

$63.20 with Molina vs $237.00 with MS BCBS — 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
Molina Exchange $63.20 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare VACCN $94.72 ↓ -25%
Magnolia MS Medicare $95.67 ↓ -24%
Molina Medicaid $95.67 ↓ -24%
MS BCBS Medicare $97.56 ↓ -23%
Aetna Medicare $99.46 ↓ -21%
Molina CHIP $123.14 ↓ -3%
Magnolia MS Exchange $132.61 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare Individual $142.08 ↑ +12%
Littler Commercial $158.00 ↑ +25%
Jas D Collier Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Crittenden County Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
REI Nation Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Radians Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Retzer Resources Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
State Systems Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
W W Wood Products Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $170.50 ↑ +35%
PPO Plus Commercial $189.60 ↑ +50%
Aetna Commercial $205.40 ↑ +63%
MPCN PPO/HMO $213.12 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare Commercial $218.00 ↑ +72%
Integrated Health Plan Commercial $237.00 ↑ +88%
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $237.00 ↑ +88%
MS BCBS Commercial $237.00 ↑ +88%

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Ultrasound elastography parenchyma at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian $69.52 $96.30 – $218.86
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $94.32 $90.93 – $265.22

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