Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at Mercy Primary Care - Bernie

810 N Walnut St, Bernie, MO · Mercy · · NPI 1679820286

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$17.51

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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.

$23.35

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.

$6.91 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] vs $21.02 with WORKERS COMP [20426] — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] PB CAPE/STOD CIGNA $6.91 ↓ -61%
MC ANTHEM [20455] PB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS CHOICE - BLUE PREF - PATHWAYS $6.96 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] PB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS CHOICE - BLUE PREF - PATHWAYS $6.96 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] PB CAPE STOD DEC BUCHHEIT $6.97 ↓ -60%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] PB IL HUMANA MCR-MCD DSNP $6.97 ↓ -60%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] PB CAPE STOD DEC CITY OF JACKSON $6.97 ↓ -60%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] PB PCMH CAPE STOD CENTIVO $6.97 ↓ -60%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] PB CAPE STOD DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $6.97 ↓ -60%
MEDICARE [20244] PB SPRG/JOPL/CAPE/STOD MEDICARE MO 99 $6.97 ↓ -60%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] PB CAPE STOD DEC COASTAL ENERGY $6.97 ↓ -60%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] PB IL HUMANA MCR-MCD DSNP $6.97 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20010] PB SPRG/JOPL/CAPE/STOD MEDICARE MO 99 $6.97 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT [20462] PB CAPE STOD DEC BUCHHEIT $6.97 ↓ -60%
MERIDIAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320430] PB MERIDIAN IL MCD HEALTH PLANS $7.05 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB STL UHC CORE $7.51 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB CAPE STOD UHC EXCHANGE - IFP $7.51 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB CAPE-STOD UHC CORE $7.51 ↓ -57%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] PB STL DEC EMPLOYER BENEFIT ALLIANCE (EBA) $9.55 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] PB CAPE/STOD ANTHEM BLUE TRADITIONAL $9.66 ↓ -45%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] PB MERCY AMISH/MENNONITE $12.84 ↓ -27%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR [20005] PB MERCY AMISH/MENNONITE $12.84 ↓ -27%
REFLECT HEALTH [20492] PB CAPE STOD DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS $16.35 ↓ -7%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] PB CAPE STOD DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS $16.35 ↓ -7%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] PB CAPE STOD DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTING $16.35 ↓ -7%
HOPE TRUST CONTRACTED [320488] PB CAPE STOD DEC HOPE TRUST AREA 99 $16.35 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] PB CAPE / STOD MULTIPLAN COMM 75% $17.51 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN [20270] PB CAPE / STOD MULTIPLAN COMM 75% $17.51 ↑ +0%
WORKERS COMP [20426] PB CAPE/ STOD MULTIPLAN WORK COMP 85% $19.85 ↑ +13%
WORKERS COMP [20426] PB CAPE/ STOD MULTIPLAN AUTO MEDICAL 90% $21.02 ↑ +20%

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Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $9.98 $3.46 – $6.91
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $10.73 $9.25 – $9.25
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $8.94 $11.71 – $11.71
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $9.98 $3.46 – $15.02

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