St evaluation swallow function 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

$465.40

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.

$716.00

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.

$55.05 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $303.00 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 $55.05 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $55.05 ↓ -88%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $55.05 ↓ -88%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE [20244] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB SPRG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $55.05 ↓ -88%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB SPRG TRICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB SPRG UHC MCR 100% $55.05 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
CENTURION [20459] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
MERCY REHAB HOSPITAL CONTRACTED [320260] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
CHAMPVA [20065] HB SPRG MEDICARE $55.05 ↓ -88%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB SPRG NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $57.86 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB SPRG & LEBN WELLCARE MCR 103% $58.03 ↓ -88%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB SPRG PROVIDER PARTNERS PPHP 110% MCR $60.67 ↓ -87%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB SPRG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $69.08 ↓ -85%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $71.10 ↓ -85%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $71.10 ↓ -85%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $72.00 ↓ -85%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $72.00 ↓ -85%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $72.00 ↓ -85%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.26 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.26 ↓ -84%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.26 ↓ -84%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $73.26 ↓ -84%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $73.37 ↓ -84%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $73.37 ↓ -84%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $75.41 ↓ -84%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $75.41 ↓ -84%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $75.41 ↓ -84%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $75.41 ↓ -84%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $81.00 ↓ -83%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $81.00 ↓ -83%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $81.00 ↓ -83%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $81.00 ↓ -83%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $81.00 ↓ -83%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $81.90 ↓ -82%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $86.40 ↓ -81%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $88.44 ↓ -81%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $88.44 ↓ -81%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID $88.44 ↓ -81%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $88.44 ↓ -81%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $88.44 ↓ -81%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $90.00 ↓ -81%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $90.00 ↓ -81%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $90.00 ↓ -81%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $90.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA [20008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $90.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $90.00 ↓ -81%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB SPRG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $92.60 ↓ -80%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $93.60 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $100.80 ↓ -78%
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB SPRG FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER $101.85 ↓ -78%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $102.60 ↓ -78%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $102.60 ↓ -78%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $102.60 ↓ -78%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $102.60 ↓ -78%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $102.60 ↓ -78%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $102.60 ↓ -78%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $102.60 ↓ -78%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $102.60 ↓ -78%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $102.60 ↓ -78%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $104.40 ↓ -78%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB SPRG PROVIDRS CARE $107.45 ↓ -77%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $108.00 ↓ -77%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $108.00 ↓ -77%
HOME STATE MEDICAID [20189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $110.06 ↓ -76%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $110.06 ↓ -76%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $117.00 ↓ -75%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $117.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $121.06 ↓ -74%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $121.06 ↓ -74%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $122.40 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $124.20 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $124.20 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB SPRG UHC MO MEDICAID $124.73 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $131.31 ↓ -72%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $135.00 ↓ -71%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $135.00 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $137.52 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $138.60 ↓ -70%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $138.60 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $138.60 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $138.60 ↓ -70%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $142.20 ↓ -69%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $144.00 ↓ -69%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $144.00 ↓ -69%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $144.00 ↓ -69%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $144.00 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $144.00 ↓ -69%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $145.80 ↓ -69%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $153.00 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM PATHWAYS EXCHANGE $153.00 ↓ -67%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $153.00 ↓ -67%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $158.40 ↓ -66%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $162.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $182.00 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $186.00 ↓ -60%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $186.00 ↓ -60%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $195.00 ↓ -58%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $195.00 ↓ -58%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $195.00 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $206.00 ↓ -56%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $206.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $206.00 ↓ -56%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $214.00 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $214.00 ↓ -54%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $214.00 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $303.00 ↓ -35%

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