MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi

1100 Belk Boulevard, Oxford, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1053375576

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

$1,401.39

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.

$6,093.00

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.

$259.34 with Advanced Health Systems Inc. vs $5,483.70 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
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $259.34 ↓ -81%
MS BCBS Commercial $259.34 ↓ -81%
Aetna Medicare $556.30 ↓ -60%
UMS Athletic Dept Commercial $818.00 ↓ -42%
Magnolia MS Exchange $1,348.99 ↓ -4%
PPO Holdings Commercial $2,315.34 ↑ +65%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $2,437.20 ↑ +74%
United Healthcare CHIP $2,741.85 ↑ +96%
Littler Commercial $3,046.50 ↑ +117%
Molina Exchange $3,046.50 ↑ +117%
Molina CHIP $3,046.50 ↑ +117%
MPCN PPO/HMO $3,168.36 ↑ +126%
Cigna Commercial $3,351.15 ↑ +139%
Primewell Commercial $3,655.80 ↑ +161%
Aetna Commercial $3,960.45 ↑ +183%
Humana PPO $4,021.38 ↑ +187%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $4,265.10 ↑ +204%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $4,569.75 ↑ +226%
Multiplan Complementary Network $4,569.75 ↑ +226%
NovaSys All $4,569.75 ↑ +226%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $4,874.40 ↑ +248%
PPO Plus Commercial $5,179.05 ↑ +270%
QCA All $5,483.70 ↑ +291%

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