Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative at Mercy Hospital Carthage

3125 Dr. Russell Smith Way, Carthage, MO · Mercy · · NPI 1003201955

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$106.60

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.

$164.00

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.

$5.14 with OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] vs $133.00 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
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -95%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -95%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID NEW 1.1.25 $5.25 ↓ -95%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $5.25 ↓ -95%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $5.25 ↓ -95%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $5.25 ↓ -95%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $5.25 ↓ -95%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $5.72 ↓ -95%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $5.72 ↓ -95%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB JOPL NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $5.96 ↓ -94%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $7.28 ↓ -93%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $7.28 ↓ -93%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB CTHG HOME STATE $7.94 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB CTHG UHC MO MEDICAID $8.01 ↓ -92%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB CTHG UHC $8.09 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC $8.09 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $8.09 ↓ -92%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG UHC $8.09 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $15.69 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $17.18 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $17.47 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $21.40 ↓ -80%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $21.40 ↓ -80%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $21.40 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $22.98 ↓ -78%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $22.98 ↓ -78%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
MEDICARE [20244] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH CONTRACTED [320444] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB CTHG UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.54 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $36.54 ↓ -66%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB CTHG TRICARE $36.67 ↓ -66%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CTHG WELLCARE MEDICARE 103% W/SEQ $37.63 ↓ -65%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB CTHG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $38.00 ↓ -64%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB CTHG HUMANA PPO $39.90 ↓ -63%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB CTHG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $45.67 ↓ -57%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB JOPL/CTHG DEC JOPLIN SUPPLY CO $46.55 ↓ -56%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $57.19 ↓ -46%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $57.19 ↓ -46%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB CTHG AMISH $59.85 ↓ -44%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $59.85 ↓ -44%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.02 ↓ -32%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.02 ↓ -32%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.02 ↓ -32%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.02 ↓ -32%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG H.E. WILLIAMS INC $79.80 ↓ -25%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC JASPER COUNTY $79.80 ↓ -25%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB CTHG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $86.12 ↓ -19%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG S & H FARMS $86.45 ↓ -19%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $86.45 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $86.45 ↓ -19%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $86.45 ↓ -19%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL GENERIC WORK COMP $106.40 ↓ -0%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 $106.40 ↓ -0%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $106.40 ↓ -0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $113.05 ↑ +6%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $113.05 ↑ +6%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $113.05 ↑ +6%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $113.05 ↑ +6%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CTHG DEC LACLEDE CHAIN $113.05 ↑ +6%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB AURA CTHG DEC BUCHHEIT $113.05 ↑ +6%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $113.05 ↑ +6%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG MISSOURI STATE UNIV $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TOWN & COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $113.05 ↑ +6%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $113.05 ↑ +6%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB CTHG DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QT $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC EASTER SEALS $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $113.05 ↑ +6%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $113.05 ↑ +6%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $113.05 ↑ +6%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB CTHG DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $113.05 ↑ +6%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB CTHG DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $113.05 ↑ +6%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $113.05 ↑ +6%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $113.05 ↑ +6%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB CTHG MEDICA EXCHANGE $115.18 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $115.71 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB CTHG COVENTRY $115.71 ↑ +9%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB CTHG EVOLUTIONS $115.71 ↑ +9%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $115.71 ↑ +9%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $115.71 ↑ +9%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB CTHG Aetna $118.37 ↑ +11%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CLAYCO $119.70 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK HMO $119.70 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA PPO $119.70 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA HMO $119.70 ↑ +12%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB CTHG AMERICAN HC ALLIANCE $119.70 ↑ +12%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB CTHG USA MANAGED CARE ORG $119.70 ↑ +12%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB CTHG ARKANSAS MNGD CARE ORG $119.70 ↑ +12%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB CTHG CORVEL $119.70 ↑ +12%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG LIBERTY UTILITIES $119.70 ↑ +12%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG SCURLOCK $119.70 ↑ +12%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG TRAILINER CORP $119.70 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK PPO $123.69 ↑ +16%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL ALIGN NETWORK WORK COMP $133.00 ↑ +25%

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Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $67.60 $5.25 – $8.01
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $73.45 $5.78 – $13.01
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $100.10 $5.20 – $20.76
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $110.50 $5.20 – $20.23
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $76.70 $4.40 – $33.81
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie $20.25 $2.43 – $12.36

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