Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) at Mercy Hospital Southeast

1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO · Mercy · · NPI 1811006661

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 11, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$342.55

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.

$527.00

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.

$34.26 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [3202651] vs $671.83 with UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] — 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 HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [3202651] HB STLO CAPE MOLINA HEALTHCHOICE OF IL MEDICAID NEW 040125 $34.26 ↓ -90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID [20265] HB STLO CAPE MOLINA HEALTHCHOICE OF IL MEDICAID NEW 040125 $34.26 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB STLO CAPE AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF IL MEDICAID NEW 040125 $34.26 ↓ -90%
MERIDIAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320430] HB STLO CAPE MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN OF IL MEDICAID 103% $34.26 ↓ -90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320265] HB STLO CAPE MOLINA HEALTHCHOICE OF IL MEDICAID NEW 040125 $34.26 ↓ -90%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB CAPE DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 010125 $69.11 ↓ -80%
MEDICAID [20240] HB STLO CAPE IL MEDICAID $79.05 ↓ -77%
COUNTYCARE HEALTH PLAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320523] HB STLO CAPE IL MEDICAID $79.05 ↓ -77%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CAPE MO MEDICAID $90.66 ↓ -74%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CAPE HOME STATE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% W/SEQ $102.72 ↓ -70%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB CAPE TRICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CAPE AETNA MEDICARE 100% $102.72 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB CAPE UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% $102.72 ↓ -70%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
MEDICARE [20244] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB CAPE HUMANA MEDICARE IP 97% OP 100% W/SEQ $102.72 ↓ -70%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB CAPE UHC VA-CCN $102.72 ↓ -70%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320433] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB CAPE MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $102.72 ↓ -70%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB CAPE ESSENCE 100% MEDICARE W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $104.71 ↓ -69%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR HMO CONTRACTED [320264] HB CAPE AMERICAN HEALTH MEDICARE MO SELECT 103% W/SEQ $105.80 ↓ -69%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB CAPE DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $106.83 ↓ -69%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CAPE WELLCARE KY 105% MEDICARE W/SEQ $107.96 ↓ -68%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB CAPE PROVIDER PARTNERS PPHP 115% MCR SEQ $118.14 ↓ -66%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB CAPE HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $120.58 ↓ -65%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB CAPE HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $120.58 ↓ -65%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB CAPE HOME STATE AMBETTER EXCHANGE BH & 130% MCR $132.91 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB CAPE HOME STATE AMBETTER EXCHANGE BH & 130% MCR $132.91 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB CAPE UHC MANAGED MEDICAID $135.99 ↓ -60%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB CAPE DEC CONSOCIATE IP 140% OP 140% DEFAULT 50% $143.81 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE DEC RATES IP 150% OP 150% DEFAULT 70% $154.09 ↓ -55%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CAPE MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $163.19 ↓ -52%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB CAPE MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $163.19 ↓ -52%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE SCHAEFER ELECTRICAL DEC 165% W/O SEQ $172.78 ↓ -50%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB CAPE CRADER DISTRIBUTING DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 090125 $172.78 ↓ -50%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $172.78 ↓ -50%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB CAPE CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE NEW 110124 $172.78 ↓ -50%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CAPE CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $172.78 ↓ -50%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB CAPE WW WOODS DEC 171% DEFAULT 70% W/O SEQ $179.06 ↓ -48%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB CAPE DEC CONSOCIATE IP 175% OP 175% DEFAULT 50% $179.77 ↓ -48%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB CAPE CITY OF CAPE DEC 175% MCR W/O SEQ $183.25 ↓ -47%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CAPE DEC BUCHHEIT IP 225% OP 200% DEFAULT 70% $205.45 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE HEALTHLINK STATE OF ILLINOIS $209.42 ↓ -39%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB CAPE DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $231.14 ↓ -33%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $231.14 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC CAPE STOD PCMH BCBS ASCENSION $250.33 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE UHC EXCHANGE $251.31 ↓ -27%
HOPE TRUST CONTRACTED [320488] HB CAPE DEC HOPE TRUST IP 250% OP 250% DEFAULT 70% $256.81 ↓ -25%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB CAPE AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $337.28 ↓ -2%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB CAPE AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $337.28 ↓ -2%
HEALTH ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320164] HB CAPE STOD HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLAN COMMERCIAL (HAMP) $342.55 ↑ +0%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN [20251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD LACLEDE CHAIN DEC NEW 11.01.25 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD HERMANN DEC 010125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD LEVEL HEALTH DEC NEW 01.01.26 $358.36 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD TALL TREE DEC NEW 11.01.25 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD EASTER SEALS DEC NEW 010125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD BARTEL DEC NEW 11.01.25 $358.36 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $358.36 ↑ +5%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE HEALTHLINK HMO $368.90 ↑ +8%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO SAMC CAPE STOD GENERIC WORK COMP CONTRACT $395.25 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CAPE CIGNA COMMERCIAL $406.27 ↑ +19%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CAPE ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $410.13 ↑ +20%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB CAPE ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $410.13 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CAPE ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $410.13 ↑ +20%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE HEALTHLINK PPO/WC $411.06 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB CAPE MULTIPLAN/PHCS $421.60 ↑ +23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH CAPE STOD OHA NETWORK WORK COMP $421.60 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB CAPE MULTIPLAN/PHCS $421.60 ↑ +23%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB CAPE HUMANA COMMERCIAL $447.95 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CAPE ANTHEM TRAD $500.65 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE STOD UHC CORE $551.48 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CAPE ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $577.72 ↑ +69%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CAPE ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $577.72 ↑ +69%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $671.83 ↑ +96%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $671.83 ↑ +96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $671.83 ↑ +96%

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Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $526.50 $42.75 – $139.62
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $585.00 $126.92 – $204.19
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $446.55 $59.13 – $246.10
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $274.30 $59.93 – $671.83
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $830.05 $42.75 – $455.25

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