Gastric analy w/ph ea spec 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

$49.40

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.

$76.00

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.

$5.11 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $68.40 with PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] — 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 ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $5.11 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $5.21 ↓ -89%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $5.21 ↓ -89%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG/JOPL ARK MEDICAID $5.26 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $5.97 ↓ -88%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $5.97 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $5.97 ↓ -88%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $5.97 ↓ -88%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $6.04 ↓ -88%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $6.04 ↓ -88%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $6.21 ↓ -87%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $6.21 ↓ -87%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $6.71 ↓ -86%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $6.71 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $6.71 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $6.72 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $6.72 ↓ -86%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB SPRG & LEBN WELLCARE MCR 103% $6.78 ↓ -86%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB SPRG NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $6.92 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $7.64 ↓ -85%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $7.64 ↓ -85%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $7.64 ↓ -85%
AETNA [20008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $8.05 ↓ -84%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $8.05 ↓ -84%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $9.06 ↓ -82%
HOME STATE MEDICAID [20189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $9.06 ↓ -82%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $9.97 ↓ -80%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $9.97 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB SPRG UHC MO MEDICAID $10.27 ↓ -79%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB SPRG PROVIDRS CARE $12.75 ↓ -74%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $12.88 ↓ -74%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $12.88 ↓ -74%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $12.88 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $12.88 ↓ -74%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $13.42 ↓ -73%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $13.42 ↓ -73%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $13.42 ↓ -73%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $13.42 ↓ -73%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $13.42 ↓ -73%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $13.42 ↓ -73%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $19.00 ↓ -62%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $19.00 ↓ -62%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $19.00 ↓ -62%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $19.00 ↓ -62%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $30.40 ↓ -38%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $30.40 ↓ -38%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $30.40 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $30.64 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $30.64 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $31.41 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $31.41 ↓ -36%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $33.55 ↓ -32%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $34.20 ↓ -31%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $34.20 ↓ -31%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $34.20 ↓ -31%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $34.20 ↓ -31%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $34.20 ↓ -31%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $34.58 ↓ -30%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $35.34 ↓ -28%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $35.34 ↓ -28%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $35.34 ↓ -28%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $36.48 ↓ -26%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $37.13 ↓ -25%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $37.13 ↓ -25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $38.00 ↓ -23%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $38.00 ↓ -23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $38.00 ↓ -23%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $38.00 ↓ -23%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $39.52 ↓ -20%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $40.26 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $42.56 ↓ -14%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $43.32 ↓ -12%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $43.32 ↓ -12%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $43.32 ↓ -12%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $43.32 ↓ -12%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $44.08 ↓ -11%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $49.40 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $49.40 ↑ +0%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $51.68 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $55.44 ↑ +12%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $57.00 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $58.06 ↑ +18%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $58.52 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $58.52 ↑ +18%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $60.04 ↑ +22%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $60.80 ↑ +23%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $60.80 ↑ +23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $60.80 ↑ +23%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $60.80 ↑ +23%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $61.56 ↑ +25%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $64.60 ↑ +31%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $64.60 ↑ +31%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $66.88 ↑ +35%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $68.40 ↑ +38%

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