Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm) 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

$304.20

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.

$468.00

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.

$24.26 with DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] vs $208.00 with KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] — 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
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB CTHG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $24.26 ↓ -92%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB CTHG WELLCARE MEDICARE 103% W/SEQ $26.87 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH CONTRACTED [320444] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB CTHG MANAGED MEDICARE $27.20 ↓ -91%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE [20244] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB CTHG UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.32 ↓ -91%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB CTHG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB CTHG MEDICARE $27.32 ↓ -91%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB CTHG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $29.25 ↓ -90%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB JOPL NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $31.52 ↓ -90%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL ALIGN NETWORK WORK COMP $40.00 ↓ -87%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB CTHG TRICARE $50.73 ↓ -83%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB CTHG HUMANA PPO $55.20 ↓ -82%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB JOPL/CTHG DEC JOPLIN SUPPLY CO $64.40 ↓ -79%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $79.12 ↓ -74%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB JOPL MNCK CTHG HEALTH SYSTEMS $79.12 ↓ -74%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB CTHG AMISH $82.80 ↓ -73%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $82.80 ↓ -73%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $86.61 ↓ -72%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $86.61 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $86.61 ↓ -72%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB CTHG OK MEDICAID $86.61 ↓ -72%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $101.02 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $101.02 ↓ -67%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $101.02 ↓ -67%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB CTHG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $101.02 ↓ -67%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG H.E. WILLIAMS INC $110.40 ↓ -64%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC JASPER COUNTY $110.40 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $114.00 ↓ -63%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG S & H FARMS $119.60 ↓ -61%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $119.60 ↓ -61%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $119.60 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG NETWORK AFFLIATION $119.60 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $121.44 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $126.96 ↓ -58%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $126.96 ↓ -58%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $136.16 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $136.16 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB CTHG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $136.16 ↓ -55%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB CTHG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS/ACCESS CHOICE $136.16 ↓ -55%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL GENERIC WORK COMP $147.20 ↓ -52%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $147.20 ↓ -52%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB JOPL SEKS PITS CTHG MNCK OHA WORKERS COMP NEW 3.15.25 $147.20 ↓ -52%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG UHC $152.72 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC $152.72 ↓ -50%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB CTHG UHC $152.72 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CTHG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $152.72 ↓ -50%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB CTHG DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $156.40 ↓ -49%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $156.40 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $156.40 ↓ -49%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $156.40 ↓ -49%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB CTHG DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $156.40 ↓ -49%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $156.40 ↓ -49%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $156.40 ↓ -49%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $156.40 ↓ -49%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB AURA CTHG DEC BUCHHEIT $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CITY OF JACKSON $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC EASTER SEALS $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QT $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $156.40 ↓ -49%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC TOWN & COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS $156.40 ↓ -49%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CTHG DEC LACLEDE CHAIN $156.40 ↓ -49%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB AURA CTHG WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $156.40 ↓ -49%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG MISSOURI STATE UNIV $156.40 ↓ -49%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC (SHOW-ME BENEFIT CONSORTIUM) $156.40 ↓ -49%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB AURA BRYV CTHG DEC ASI NEW 1.1.24 $156.40 ↓ -49%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB CTHG DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $156.40 ↓ -49%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB CTHG MEDICA EXCHANGE $159.34 ↓ -48%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB CTHG EVOLUTIONS $160.08 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB CTHG COVENTRY $160.08 ↓ -47%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB CTHG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $160.08 ↓ -47%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $160.08 ↓ -47%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB CTHG PHCS PRIMARY NETWORK $160.08 ↓ -47%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB CTHG Aetna $163.76 ↓ -46%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK HMO $165.60 ↓ -46%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB CTHG AMERICAN HC ALLIANCE $165.60 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA HMO $165.60 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB CTHG CIGNA PPO $165.60 ↓ -46%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CTHG DEC CLAYCO $165.60 ↓ -46%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG SCURLOCK $165.60 ↓ -46%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB CTHG TRAILINER CORP $165.60 ↓ -46%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB CTHG ARKANSAS MNGD CARE ORG $165.60 ↓ -46%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CTHG LIBERTY UTILITIES $165.60 ↓ -46%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB CTHG USA MANAGED CARE ORG $165.60 ↓ -46%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB CTHG CORVEL $165.60 ↓ -46%
MEDICAID [20240] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $169.39 ↓ -44%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB CTHG MO MEDICAID $169.39 ↓ -44%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB CTHG HOME STATE $169.39 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB CTHG UHC MO MEDICAID $169.39 ↓ -44%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CTHG HEALTHLINK PPO $171.12 ↓ -44%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $186.33 ↓ -39%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB CTHG MO CARE/HEALTHY BLUE $186.33 ↓ -39%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $208.00 ↓ -32%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $208.00 ↓ -32%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB CTHG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID NEW 1.1.25 $208.00 ↓ -32%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $208.00 ↓ -32%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $208.00 ↓ -32%

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Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $501.05 $29.09 – $537.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $512.60 $25.33 – $1,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $425.15 $43.40 – $361.72
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $314.60 $24.06 – $260.86

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