Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with contrast) 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

$1,450.15

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.

$2,231.00

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.

$160.78 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $2,241.93 with UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] — 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
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $160.78 ↓ -89%
MEDICAID [20240] HB STOD MO MEDICAID $304.45 ↓ -79%
COUNTYCARE HEALTH PLAN MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320523] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $334.65 ↓ -77%
MEDICAID [20240] HB WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH STOD IL MEDICAID $334.65 ↓ -77%
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320509] HB STOD HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLAN MEDICARE (HAMP) $342.80 ↓ -76%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB STOD HOME STATE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% W/SEQ $342.80 ↓ -76%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB STOD MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $365.34 ↓ -75%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB STOD MISSOURI CARE HEALTH PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $365.34 ↓ -75%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
MEDICARE [20244] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320433] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB STOD AETNA MEDICARE 100% $367.14 ↓ -75%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB STOD HUMANA MEDICARE IP 97% OP 100% W/SEQ $367.14 ↓ -75%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB STOD ANTHEM MEDICARE 100% W/SEQ $367.14 ↓ -75%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB STOD MEDICARE AND 100% MANAGED MEDICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB STOD TRICARE $367.14 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB STOD UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% $367.14 ↓ -75%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB STOD ANTHEM MEDICARE 100% W/SEQ $367.14 ↓ -75%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB STOD UHC VA-CCN $367.14 ↓ -75%
AMERICAN HEALTH ADVANTAGE OF MO MCR HMO CONTRACTED [320264] HB STOD AMERICAN HEALTH MEDICARE MO SELECT 103% W/SEQ $378.14 ↓ -74%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB STOD DEVOTED HEALTH 104% MCR W/SEQ $381.81 ↓ -74%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB STOD WELLCARE KY 105% MEDICARE W/SEQ $385.85 ↓ -73%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB STOD PROVIDER PARTNERS PPHP 115% MCR SEQ $422.23 ↓ -71%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB STOD HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $429.27 ↓ -70%
MEDICAID PENDING [20241] HB STOD HOME STATE MANAGED MEDICAID $429.27 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB STOD UHC MANAGED MEDICAID $456.68 ↓ -69%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB STOD HOME STATE AMBETTER EXCHANGE 130% MCR W/O SEQ $486.52 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB STOD HOME STATE AMBETTER EXCHANGE 130% MCR W/O SEQ $486.52 ↓ -66%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 140% OP 140% DEFAULT 50% $513.99 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB STOD DEC RATES IP 150% OP 150% DEFAULT 70% $550.70 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $573.62 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $573.62 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM PATHWAY/EXCHANGE $573.62 ↓ -60%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB STOD DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION $617.51 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB STOD CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $617.51 ↓ -57%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB STOD CITY OF JACKSON DEC 165% W/O SEQ NEW 010125 $617.51 ↓ -57%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB STOD CRADER DISTRIBUTING DEC RATES 165% W/O SEQ $617.51 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD SCHAEFER ELECTRICAL DEC 165% W/O SEQ $617.51 ↓ -57%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB STOD WW WOODS DEC 171% DEFAULT 70% W/O SEQ $639.96 ↓ -56%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 175% OP 175% DEFAULT 50% $642.51 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB STOD CITY OF CAPE DEC 175% MCR W/O SEQ $654.93 ↓ -55%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB STOD DEC BUCHHEIT IP 225% OP 200% DEFAULT 70% W/O SEQ $748.49 ↓ -48%
CONSOCIATE CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CONTRACTED [320490] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $826.08 ↓ -43%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD DEC CONSOCIATE IP 225% OP 225% DEFAULT 50% $826.08 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB STOD UHC EXCHANGE $898.19 ↓ -38%
HOPE TRUST CONTRACTED [320488] HB STOD DEC HOPE TRUST IP 250% OP 250% DEFAULT 70% $917.84 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC CAPE STOD PCMH BCBS ASCENSION $1,059.73 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB STOD CIGNA COMMERCIAL $1,244.73 ↓ -14%
HEALTH ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320164] HB CAPE STOD HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAL PLAN COMMERCIAL (HAMP) $1,450.15 ↑ +0%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD BARTEL DEC NEW 11.01.25 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD LACLEDE CHAIN DEC NEW 11.01.25 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD EASTER SEALS DEC NEW 010125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD HERMANN DEC 010125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD SAPAUGH AUTO DEC 010125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB CAPE STOD TALL TREE DEC NEW 11.01.25 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB CAPE STOD WOODARD DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD LEVEL HEALTH DEC NEW 01.01.26 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN [20251] HB CAPE STOD QCG QUALITY COLLISION GROUPER DEC NEW 110125 $1,517.08 ↑ +5%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK HMO $1,561.70 ↑ +8%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO SAMC CAPE STOD GENERIC WORK COMP CONTRACT $1,673.25 ↑ +15%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $1,673.25 ↑ +15%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB STOD AETNA COMMERCIAL / FIRST HEALTH $1,673.25 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $1,784.80 ↑ +23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB STLO WASH JEFN LINC SAMC PCMH CAPE STOD OHA NETWORK WORK COMP $1,784.80 ↑ +23%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB STOD HEALTHLINK PPO/WC $1,784.80 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB STOD MULTIPLAN/PHCS $1,784.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE STOD UHC CORE $1,840.33 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB STOD ANTHEM TRAD $2,007.90 ↑ +38%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $2,139.34 ↑ +48%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED/ALLIANCE $2,139.34 ↑ +48%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB STOD ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $2,200.28 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $2,241.93 ↑ +55%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $2,241.93 ↑ +55%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB CAPE STOD UHC ALL PAYER $2,241.93 ↑ +55%

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,941.25 $206.69 – $468.85
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $2,392.00 $159.97 – $2,241.93
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,948.70 $160.78 – $1,737.59

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