Observation per hour 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

$52.65

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.

$81.00

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.

$12.15 with COUNTYCARE HEALTH PLAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320523] vs $4,764.00 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
COUNTYCARE HEALTH PLAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320523] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $12.15 ↓ -77%
MEDICAID [20240] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $12.15 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM PATHWAY/EXCHANGE $15.80 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC CAPE STOD PCMH BCBS ASCENSION $38.48 ↓ -27%
HEALTH ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320164] HB CAPE STOD HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLAN COMMERCIAL (HAMP) $52.65 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD LACLEDE CHAIN DEC NEW 11.01.25 $55.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN [20251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD TALL TREE DEC NEW 11.01.25 $55.08 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD LEVEL HEALTH DEC NEW 01.01.26 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD BARTEL DEC NEW 11.01.25 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD EASTER SEALS DEC NEW 010125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD HERMANN DEC 010125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $55.08 ↑ +5%
MEDICAID [20240] HB STOD MO MEDICAID $56.43 ↑ +7%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK HMO $56.70 ↑ +8%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320391] HB STLO WASH JEFN SAMC STOD UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MCD $58.12 ↑ +10%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO SAMC CAPE STOD GENERIC WORK COMP CONTRACT $60.75 ↑ +15%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $60.75 ↑ +15%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $60.75 ↑ +15%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH CAPE STOD OHA NETWORK WORK COMP $64.80 ↑ +23%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK PPO/WC $64.80 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $64.80 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $64.80 ↑ +23%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB STOD MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $67.72 ↑ +29%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB STOD MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $67.72 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM TRAD $72.90 ↑ +38%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB STOD HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $79.57 ↑ +51%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB STOD HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $79.57 ↑ +51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB STOD UHC MANAGED MEDICAID $84.65 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB STOD CIGNA COMMERCIAL $4,764.00 ↑ +8948%

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Observation per hour at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $59.80 $5.20 – $86.90
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $72.15 $79.00 – $86.90
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $74.10 $5.20 – $86.90
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $55.25 $56.43 – $101.57
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