Doppler echo complete at Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield

3050 E River Bluff Blvd, Ozark, MO · Mercy · · NPI 1578504056

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 4, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$672.75

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.

$1,035.00

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.

$28.99 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $1,181.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] — 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 SPRG MEDICARE $28.99 ↓ -96%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $43.45 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $43.45 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $43.45 ↓ -94%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $43.45 ↓ -94%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG/JOPL ARK MEDICAID $50.00 ↓ -93%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $50.46 ↓ -92%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $50.46 ↓ -92%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $50.46 ↓ -92%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID $50.46 ↓ -92%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $50.46 ↓ -92%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $95.20 ↓ -86%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $95.20 ↓ -86%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $96.40 ↓ -86%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $96.40 ↓ -86%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $96.40 ↓ -86%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $98.09 ↓ -85%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $98.09 ↓ -85%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $98.09 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $98.09 ↓ -85%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $108.45 ↓ -84%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $108.45 ↓ -84%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $108.45 ↓ -84%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $108.45 ↓ -84%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $108.45 ↓ -84%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $109.66 ↓ -84%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $115.68 ↓ -83%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $120.50 ↓ -82%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $120.50 ↓ -82%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $120.50 ↓ -82%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $120.50 ↓ -82%
AETNA [20008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $120.50 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $120.50 ↓ -82%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $125.32 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $134.96 ↓ -80%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $137.37 ↓ -80%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $137.37 ↓ -80%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $137.37 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $137.37 ↓ -80%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $137.37 ↓ -80%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $137.37 ↓ -80%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $137.37 ↓ -80%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $137.37 ↓ -80%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $137.37 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $137.37 ↓ -80%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $139.78 ↓ -79%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $144.60 ↓ -79%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $144.60 ↓ -79%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $144.60 ↓ -79%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $144.60 ↓ -79%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $144.60 ↓ -79%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $156.65 ↓ -77%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $156.65 ↓ -77%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $163.88 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $166.11 ↓ -75%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $166.11 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $166.29 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $166.29 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $169.47 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $175.81 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $180.75 ↓ -73%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $180.75 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $184.12 ↓ -73%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $185.57 ↓ -72%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $185.57 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $185.57 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $185.57 ↓ -72%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $190.39 ↓ -72%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $192.80 ↓ -71%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $192.80 ↓ -71%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $192.80 ↓ -71%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $192.80 ↓ -71%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $192.80 ↓ -71%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $195.21 ↓ -71%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $204.85 ↓ -70%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $204.85 ↓ -70%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $212.08 ↓ -68%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $216.90 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $244.64 ↓ -64%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $244.64 ↓ -64%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $244.64 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $713.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $762.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $762.00 ↑ +13%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $762.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,181.00 ↑ +76%

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