Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 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

$708.45

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.

$1,089.92

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.

$9.62 with MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] vs $878.85 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
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
CENTURION [20459] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
MERCY REHAB HOSPITAL CONTRACTED [320260] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE [20244] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
CHAMPVA [20065] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $9.62 ↓ -99%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB SPRG UHC MCR 100% $9.62 ↓ -99%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB SPRG TRICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $9.62 ↓ -99%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $9.62 ↓ -99%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB SPRG & LEBN WELLCARE MCR 103% $9.92 ↓ -99%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB SPRG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $10.01 ↓ -99%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB SPRG NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $10.11 ↓ -99%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB SPRG PROVIDER PARTNERS PPHP 110% MCR $10.60 ↓ -99%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB SPRG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $12.26 ↓ -98%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB SPRG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $16.18 ↓ -98%
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB SPRG FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER $17.80 ↓ -97%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB SPRG PROVIDRS CARE $18.64 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $29.50 ↓ -96%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $29.50 ↓ -96%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $29.50 ↓ -96%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $29.50 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB SPRG UHC MO MEDICAID $195.30 ↓ -72%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $195.30 ↓ -72%
HOME STATE MEDICAID [20189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $195.30 ↓ -72%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $195.30 ↓ -72%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $195.30 ↓ -72%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $195.30 ↓ -72%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $195.30 ↓ -72%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $244.13 ↓ -66%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $244.13 ↓ -66%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $244.13 ↓ -66%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $244.13 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $341.78 ↓ -52%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $341.78 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $341.78 ↓ -52%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $341.78 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $341.78 ↓ -52%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $385.72 ↓ -46%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $385.72 ↓ -46%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $390.60 ↓ -45%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $390.60 ↓ -45%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $390.60 ↓ -45%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $397.44 ↓ -44%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $397.44 ↓ -44%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $397.44 ↓ -44%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $397.44 ↓ -44%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $439.43 ↓ -38%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $439.43 ↓ -38%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $439.43 ↓ -38%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $439.43 ↓ -38%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $439.43 ↓ -38%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $444.31 ↓ -37%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $468.72 ↓ -34%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $488.25 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $488.25 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $488.25 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $488.25 ↓ -31%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $488.25 ↓ -31%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $488.25 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $488.25 ↓ -31%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $488.25 ↓ -31%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $488.25 ↓ -31%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $488.25 ↓ -31%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $507.78 ↓ -28%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $546.84 ↓ -23%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $556.61 ↓ -21%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $556.61 ↓ -21%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $556.61 ↓ -21%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $566.37 ↓ -20%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $585.90 ↓ -17%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $585.90 ↓ -17%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $585.90 ↓ -17%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $585.90 ↓ -17%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $585.90 ↓ -17%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $585.90 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $585.90 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $585.90 ↓ -17%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $585.90 ↓ -17%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $585.90 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $634.73 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $634.73 ↓ -10%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $664.02 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $673.79 ↓ -5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $673.79 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $712.36 ↑ +1%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $732.38 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $746.05 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $751.91 ↑ +6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $751.91 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $751.91 ↑ +6%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $751.91 ↑ +6%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $771.44 ↑ +9%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $781.20 ↑ +10%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $781.20 ↑ +10%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $781.20 ↑ +10%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $781.20 ↑ +10%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $790.97 ↑ +12%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $830.03 ↑ +17%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $830.03 ↑ +17%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $859.32 ↑ +21%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $878.85 ↑ +24%

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Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $708.45 $10.11 – $10.11
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $990.30 $10.11 – $29.50
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $761.77 $6.79 – $137.55
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $495.15 $10.09 – $1,375.50

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