MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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

$79.50

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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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$106.00

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.

$58.30 with ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR [20005] vs $106.00 with AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] — same scan, same building. Share

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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
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR [20005] PB MERCY AMISH/MENNONITE $58.30 ↓ -27%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] PB MERCY AMISH/MENNONITE $58.30 ↓ -27%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20010] PB SPRG/JOPL/CAPE/STOD MEDICARE MO 99 $60.20 ↓ -24%
MEDICARE [20244] PB SPRG/JOPL/CAPE/STOD MEDICARE MO 99 $60.20 ↓ -24%
MEDICAID [20240] PB SPRG/JOPL/CAPE/STOD MEDICAID MO $61.63 ↓ -22%
MERIDIAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320430] PB MERIDIAN IL MCD HEALTH PLANS $63.25 ↓ -20%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] PB IL HUMANA MCR-MCD DSNP $63.56 ↓ -20%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] PB IL HUMANA MCR-MCD DSNP $63.56 ↓ -20%
MC ANTHEM [20455] PB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS CHOICE - BLUE PREF - PATHWAYS $68.76 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] PB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS CHOICE - BLUE PREF - PATHWAYS $68.76 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] PB CAPE/STOD ANTHEM BLUE TRADITIONAL $76.22 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB STL UHC CORE $77.10 ↓ -3%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] PB CAPE / STOD MULTIPLAN COMM 75% $79.50 ↑ +0%
MULTIPLAN [20270] PB CAPE / STOD MULTIPLAN COMM 75% $79.50 ↑ +0%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] PB PCMH CAPE STOD CENTIVO $81.27 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB CAPE-STOD UHC CORE $85.50 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] PB CAPE STOD UHC EXCHANGE - IFP $86.39 ↑ +9%
WORKERS COMP [20426] PB CAPE/ STOD MULTIPLAN WORK COMP 85% $90.10 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] PB CAPE/STOD CIGNA $91.80 ↑ +15%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] PB STL DEC EMPLOYER BENEFIT ALLIANCE (EBA) $94.00 ↑ +18%
WORKERS COMP [20426] PB CAPE/ STOD MULTIPLAN AUTO MEDICAL 90% $95.40 ↑ +20%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] PB CAPE STOD DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTING $99.33 ↑ +25%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] PB CAPE STOD DEC COASTAL ENERGY $99.33 ↑ +25%
REFLECT HEALTH [20492] PB CAPE STOD DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS $105.47 ↑ +33%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] PB CAPE STOD DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS $105.47 ↑ +33%
HOPE TRUST CONTRACTED [320488] PB CAPE STOD DEC HOPE TRUST AREA 99 $106.00 ↑ +33%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] PB CAPE STOD DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $106.00 ↑ +33%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] PB CAPE STOD DEC CITY OF JACKSON $106.00 ↑ +33%
AUXIANT [20462] PB CAPE STOD DEC BUCHHEIT $106.00 ↑ +33%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] PB CAPE STOD DEC BUCHHEIT $106.00 ↑ +33%

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MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,535.00 $131.00 – $317.33
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $2,076.10 $288.48 – $317.33
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $3,443.05 $131.00 – $1,382.61
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $3,494.40 $157.73 – $1,533.30
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $2,274.35 $206.06 – $1,533.30
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $2,206.75 $131.00 – $1,477.24

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