Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Mercy Hospital Stoddard

1200 N One Mile Rd, Dexter, MO · Mercy · · NPI 1801990825

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 11, 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 (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.

$132.60 with MEDICAID [20240] vs $14,290.50 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] — 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
MEDICAID [20240] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $132.60
COUNTYCARE HEALTH PLAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320523] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $132.60
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM PATHWAY/EXCHANGE $172.38
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $172.38
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $172.38
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $172.38
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $172.38
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $172.38
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB STOD AETNA MEDICARE 100% $232.49
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC CAPE STOD PCMH BCBS ASCENSION $419.90
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 175% OP 175% DEFAULT 50% $442.00
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $442.00
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $442.00
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 140% OP 140% DEFAULT 50% $442.00
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB STOD DEVOTED HEALTH 104% MCR W/SEQ $574.60
HEALTH ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320164] HB CAPE STOD HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLAN COMMERCIAL (HAMP) $574.60
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD BARTEL DEC NEW 11.01.25 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD EASTER SEALS DEC NEW 010125 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD HERMANN DEC 010125 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD TALL TREE DEC NEW 11.01.25 $601.12
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD LACLEDE CHAIN DEC NEW 11.01.25 $601.12
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD LEVEL HEALTH DEC NEW 01.01.26 $601.12
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $601.12
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN [20251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $601.12
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD SCHAEFER ELECTRICAL DEC 165% W/O SEQ $618.80
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB STOD CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $618.80
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB STOD DEC BUCHHEIT IP 225% OP 200% DEFAULT 70% W/O SEQ $618.80
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB STOD CRADER DISTRIBUTING DEC RATES 165% W/O SEQ $618.80
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK HMO $618.80
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB STOD CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $618.80
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB STOD CITY OF CAPE DEC 175% MCR W/O SEQ $618.80
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB STOD DEC RATES IP 150% OP 150% DEFAULT 70% $618.80
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB STOD DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $618.80
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB STOD WW WOODS DEC 171% DEFAULT 70% W/O SEQ $618.80
HOPE TRUST CONTRACTED [320488] HB STOD DEC HOPE TRUST IP 250% OP 250% DEFAULT 70% $618.80
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $663.00
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $663.00
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO SAMC CAPE STOD GENERIC WORK COMP CONTRACT $663.00
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $707.20
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH CAPE STOD OHA NETWORK WORK COMP $707.20
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK PPO/WC $707.20
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $707.20
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM TRAD $795.60
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB STOD CIGNA COMMERCIAL $14,290.50

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $364.65 $33.04 – $387.54
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $825.50 $251.65 – $387.54
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $345.15 $46.48 – $316.98
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $36.40 $202.92 – $1,972.54
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $864.50 not published
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie $59.25 $32.75 – $79.00

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