Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at 39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County

400 HOSPITAL DRIVE, STARKVILLE, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1154310514

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$55.04

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.

$86.00

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.

$29.05 with AMBETTER vs $86.00 with UMR — 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
AMBETTER AMBETTER INSURANCE EXCHANGE $29.05 ↓ -47%
MSCAN_TRUECARE MSCAN TRUECARE $29.91 ↓ -46%
MSCAN_MOLINA MSCAN MOLINA $29.91 ↓ -46%
MSCAN_MAGNOLIA MSCAN MAGNOLIA $29.91 ↓ -46%
VA_PCCC VA PATIENT CENTERED COMMUNITY CARE $30.59 ↓ -44%
HUMANA_MA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.20 ↓ -41%
TRICARE TRICARE $32.20 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE MEDICARE $32.20 ↓ -41%
MOLINA_CHIP MOLINA CHIP $43.37 ↓ -21%
STATE_OF_MS STATE OF MS BLUE CROSS $57.49 ↑ +4%
FOXEVERETT FOX EVERETT $60.20 ↑ +9%
HEALTHLINK HEALTH LINK $60.20 ↑ +9%
PPOPLUS PPOPLUS $64.50 ↑ +17%
UNITED-STUDENT UNITED HEALTHCARE STUDENT $64.50 ↑ +17%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $64.50 ↑ +17%
NORTH AMERICA ADMIN NORTH AMERICA ADMINISTRATORS $67.63 ↑ +23%
MPEEBT MS PUBLIC ENTITY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST $73.10 ↑ +33%
MPCN MPCN- COMMERCIAL BUSINESS $76.86 ↑ +40%
GROUP_PENSION GROUP AND PENSION ADMINISTRATORS $77.40 ↑ +41%
UNITED-INTEGRATED UNITEDHEALTH INTEGRATED $77.40 ↑ +41%
MPCN-CHIP MPCN- MAGNOLIA CHIP $78.16 ↑ +42%
CIGNA CIGNA $82.03 ↑ +49%
UNITED UNITED HEALTHCARE $86.00 ↑ +56%
BLUECROSS BLUE CROSS OF MS $86.00 ↑ +56%
GOLDEN RULE GOLDEN RULE $86.00 ↑ +56%
UMR UMR $86.00 ↑ +56%

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Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $12.60 $23.43 – $100.63
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $14.49 $23.43 – $99.99
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian $12.98 $19.84 – $85.51
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus $15.75 $23.43 – $100.52
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson $13.23 $13.76 – $99.76
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian $23.60 $19.84 – $85.51
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $15.12 $33.56 – $97.89

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