External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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

$329.55

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.

$507.00

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.

$122.19 with BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] vs $532.31 with MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] — 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
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID NEW 1.1.25 $122.19 ↓ -63%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $122.19 ↓ -63%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $122.19 ↓ -63%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $122.19 ↓ -63%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $122.19 ↓ -63%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $127.86 ↓ -61%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $127.86 ↓ -61%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $127.86 ↓ -61%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $127.86 ↓ -61%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
MEDICARE [20244] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH CONTRACTED [320444] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $133.23 ↓ -60%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB CTHG TRICARE $133.73 ↓ -59%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CTHG WELLCARE MEDICARE 103% W/SEQ $137.21 ↓ -58%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB CTHG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $138.56 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB CTHG UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $141.02 ↓ -57%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $142.32 ↓ -57%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $142.32 ↓ -57%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB CTHG HUMANA PPO $145.50 ↓ -56%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB JOPL NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $148.21 ↓ -55%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB CTHG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $166.55 ↓ -49%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB JOPL/CTHG DEC JOPLIN SUPPLY CO $169.75 ↓ -48%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG UHC $176.47 ↓ -46%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB CTHG UHC $176.47 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC $176.47 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $176.47 ↓ -46%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $181.13 ↓ -45%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $181.13 ↓ -45%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB CTHG HOME STATE $197.43 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB CTHG UHC MO MEDICAID $199.25 ↓ -40%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $208.55 ↓ -37%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $208.55 ↓ -37%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB CTHG AMISH $218.25 ↓ -34%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $218.25 ↓ -34%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $266.27 ↓ -19%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $266.27 ↓ -19%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $266.27 ↓ -19%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $266.27 ↓ -19%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC JASPER COUNTY $291.00 ↓ -12%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG H.E. WILLIAMS INC $291.00 ↓ -12%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB CTHG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $314.04 ↓ -5%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG S & H FARMS $315.25 ↓ -4%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $315.25 ↓ -4%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $315.25 ↓ -4%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $315.25 ↓ -4%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 $388.00 ↑ +18%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $388.00 ↑ +18%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL GENERIC WORK COMP $388.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $390.28 ↑ +18%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $412.25 ↑ +25%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $412.25 ↑ +25%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CTHG DEC LACLEDE CHAIN $412.25 ↑ +25%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $412.25 ↑ +25%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB CTHG DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $412.25 ↑ +25%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB AURA CTHG DEC BUCHHEIT $412.25 ↑ +25%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $412.25 ↑ +25%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $412.25 ↑ +25%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB CTHG DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TOWN & COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $412.25 ↑ +25%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $412.25 ↑ +25%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC EASTER SEALS $412.25 ↑ +25%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $412.25 ↑ +25%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB CTHG DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $412.25 ↑ +25%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG MISSOURI STATE UNIV $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QT $412.25 ↑ +25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $412.25 ↑ +25%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $412.25 ↑ +25%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB CTHG MEDICA EXCHANGE $420.01 ↑ +27%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB CTHG EVOLUTIONS $421.95 ↑ +28%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $421.95 ↑ +28%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $421.95 ↑ +28%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $421.95 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB CTHG COVENTRY $421.95 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $427.23 ↑ +30%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB CTHG Aetna $431.65 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $434.56 ↑ +32%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CLAYCO $436.50 ↑ +32%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG TRAILINER CORP $436.50 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA PPO $436.50 ↑ +32%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK HMO $436.50 ↑ +32%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG LIBERTY UTILITIES $436.50 ↑ +32%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG SCURLOCK $436.50 ↑ +32%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB CTHG AMERICAN HC ALLIANCE $436.50 ↑ +32%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB CTHG CORVEL $436.50 ↑ +32%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB CTHG ARKANSAS MNGD CARE ORG $436.50 ↑ +32%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB CTHG USA MANAGED CARE ORG $436.50 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA HMO $436.50 ↑ +32%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK PPO $451.05 ↑ +37%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL ALIGN NETWORK WORK COMP $485.00 ↑ +47%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $502.42 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $502.42 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $532.31 ↑ +62%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $532.31 ↑ +62%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $532.31 ↑ +62%

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External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $351.00 $91.26 – $199.25
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $340.60 $143.75 – $199.25
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $177.45 $129.38 – $516.35
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $177.45 $129.38 – $503.13
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $538.20 $91.26 – $757.09

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