MRA w/cont, lwr ext 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

$2,892.50

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.

$4,450.00

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.

$304.45 with MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] vs $3,637.80 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
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $304.45 ↓ -89%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $304.45 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $342.80 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $342.80 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB SPRG & LEBN WELLCARE MCR 103% $353.28 ↓ -88%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB SPRG NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $360.27 ↓ -88%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $456.68 ↓ -84%
HOME STATE MEDICAID [20189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $456.68 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $493.01 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $493.01 ↓ -83%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $502.34 ↓ -83%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $502.34 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB SPRG UHC MO MEDICAID $517.57 ↓ -82%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB SPRG PROVIDRS CARE $661.11 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $668.12 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $726.00 ↓ -75%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $726.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $828.27 ↓ -71%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $828.27 ↓ -71%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $1,010.50 ↓ -65%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $1,010.50 ↓ -65%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $1,010.50 ↓ -65%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $1,010.50 ↓ -65%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $1,203.00 ↓ -58%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $1,203.00 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $1,278.42 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $1,278.42 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $1,310.69 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $1,310.69 ↓ -55%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $1,616.80 ↓ -44%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $1,616.80 ↓ -44%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $1,616.80 ↓ -44%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,645.09 ↓ -43%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,645.09 ↓ -43%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,645.09 ↓ -43%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $1,645.09 ↓ -43%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $1,818.90 ↓ -37%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $1,818.90 ↓ -37%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $1,818.90 ↓ -37%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $1,818.90 ↓ -37%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $1,818.90 ↓ -37%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $1,839.11 ↓ -36%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $1,940.16 ↓ -33%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA [20008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $2,021.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $2,101.84 ↓ -27%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $2,263.52 ↓ -22%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $2,303.94 ↓ -20%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $2,344.36 ↓ -19%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $2,425.20 ↓ -16%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $2,425.20 ↓ -16%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $2,425.20 ↓ -16%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $2,425.20 ↓ -16%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $2,425.20 ↓ -16%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $2,627.30 ↓ -9%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $2,627.30 ↓ -9%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $2,748.56 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $2,948.64 ↑ +2%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $3,031.50 ↑ +5%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $3,031.50 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $3,088.09 ↑ +7%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $3,112.34 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $3,112.34 ↑ +8%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $3,193.18 ↑ +10%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $3,233.60 ↑ +12%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $3,233.60 ↑ +12%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $3,233.60 ↑ +12%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $3,233.60 ↑ +12%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $3,233.60 ↑ +12%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $3,274.02 ↑ +13%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $3,435.70 ↑ +19%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $3,435.70 ↑ +19%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $3,556.96 ↑ +23%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $3,637.80 ↑ +26%

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