Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$248.95

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.

$383.00

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.

$12.04 with MEDICAID [20240] vs $336.60 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
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG/JOPL ARK MEDICAID $12.04 ↓ -95%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $93.50 ↓ -62%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $93.50 ↓ -62%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $93.50 ↓ -62%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $93.50 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $130.90 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $130.90 ↓ -47%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $130.90 ↓ -47%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $130.90 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $130.90 ↓ -47%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $147.73 ↓ -41%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $147.73 ↓ -41%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $149.60 ↓ -40%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $149.60 ↓ -40%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $149.60 ↓ -40%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $152.22 ↓ -39%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $152.22 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $152.22 ↓ -39%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $152.22 ↓ -39%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $168.30 ↓ -32%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $168.30 ↓ -32%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $168.30 ↓ -32%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $168.30 ↓ -32%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $168.30 ↓ -32%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $170.17 ↓ -32%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $179.52 ↓ -28%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $187.00 ↓ -25%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $187.00 ↓ -25%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $187.00 ↓ -25%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $187.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $187.00 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $187.00 ↓ -25%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $187.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $187.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $187.00 ↓ -25%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $187.00 ↓ -25%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $194.48 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $209.44 ↓ -16%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $213.18 ↓ -14%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $213.18 ↓ -14%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $213.18 ↓ -14%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $213.18 ↓ -14%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $213.18 ↓ -14%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $213.18 ↓ -14%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $213.18 ↓ -14%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $213.18 ↓ -14%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $213.18 ↓ -14%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $213.18 ↓ -14%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $213.18 ↓ -14%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $216.92 ↓ -13%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $224.40 ↓ -10%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $224.40 ↓ -10%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $224.40 ↓ -10%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $224.40 ↓ -10%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $224.40 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $243.10 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $243.10 ↓ -2%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $254.32 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $272.83 ↑ +10%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $280.50 ↑ +13%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $280.50 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $285.74 ↑ +15%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $287.98 ↑ +16%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $287.98 ↑ +16%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $295.46 ↑ +19%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $299.20 ↑ +20%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $299.20 ↑ +20%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $299.20 ↑ +20%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $299.20 ↑ +20%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $299.20 ↑ +20%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $302.94 ↑ +22%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $317.90 ↑ +28%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $317.90 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $329.12 ↑ +32%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $336.60 ↑ +35%

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