Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous ultrasound guidance 1st lesion (both sides) 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

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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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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.

$498.25 with KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] vs $1,993.00 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
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $498.25
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $498.25
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $498.25
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $498.25
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH CONTRACTED [320444] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB CTHG UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $547.48
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
MEDICARE [20244] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MEDICARE $547.48
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $547.48
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB CTHG TRICARE $549.53
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CTHG WELLCARE MEDICARE 103% W/SEQ $563.82
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB CTHG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $569.40
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB CTHG HUMANA PPO $597.90
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB CTHG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $684.40
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB JOPL/CTHG DEC JOPLIN SUPPLY CO $697.55
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $856.99
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $856.99
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $896.85
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB CTHG AMISH $896.85
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,094.16
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,094.16
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,094.16
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,094.16
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC JASPER COUNTY $1,195.80
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG H.E. WILLIAMS INC $1,195.80
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $1,255.59
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB CTHG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $1,290.47
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $1,295.45
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $1,295.45
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG S & H FARMS $1,295.45
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $1,295.45
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $1,315.38
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $1,375.17
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $1,375.17
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $1,474.82
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $1,474.82
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $1,474.82
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $1,474.82
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL GENERIC WORK COMP $1,594.40
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 $1,594.40
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $1,594.40
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $1,694.05
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $1,694.05
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CTHG DEC LACLEDE CHAIN $1,694.05
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB AURA CTHG DEC BUCHHEIT $1,694.05
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,694.05
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB CTHG DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $1,694.05
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC EASTER SEALS $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QT $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $1,694.05
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TOWN & COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS $1,694.05
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG MISSOURI STATE UNIV $1,694.05
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $1,694.05
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $1,694.05
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $1,694.05
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB CTHG DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $1,694.05
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB CTHG DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $1,694.05
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $1,694.05
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $1,694.05
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB CTHG MEDICA EXCHANGE $1,725.94
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $1,733.91
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB CTHG EVOLUTIONS $1,733.91
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $1,733.91
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB CTHG COVENTRY $1,733.91
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $1,733.91
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB CTHG Aetna $1,773.77
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CLAYCO $1,793.70
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK HMO $1,793.70
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA PPO $1,793.70
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA HMO $1,793.70
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG SCURLOCK $1,793.70
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB CTHG CORVEL $1,793.70
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB CTHG USA MANAGED CARE ORG $1,793.70
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB CTHG ARKANSAS MNGD CARE ORG $1,793.70
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG LIBERTY UTILITIES $1,793.70
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB CTHG AMERICAN HC ALLIANCE $1,793.70
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG TRAILINER CORP $1,793.70
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK PPO $1,853.49
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL ALIGN NETWORK WORK COMP $1,993.00

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Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous ultrasound guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

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