Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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

$15,667.37

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.

$24,103.64

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.

$17.23 with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] vs $196.20 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 $17.23 ↓ -100%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG/JOPL ARK MEDICAID $20.88 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG MEDICARE $21.90 ↓ -100%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $22.12 ↓ -100%
KANCARE CONTRACTED [320213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $22.12 ↓ -100%
KANCARE [20213] HB CTHG KANCARE UHC MEDICAID $22.12 ↓ -100%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG KANCARE HEALTHY BLUE MEDICAID $22.12 ↓ -100%
KANCARE [20213] HB SPRG AETNA BETTER HEALTH (KANCARE) $22.12 ↓ -100%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $24.67 ↓ -100%
OPTUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS [520250] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $24.67 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC ALL PAYER $24.67 ↓ -100%
MEDICA [20239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $24.85 ↓ -100%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB SPRG LEBN MEDICA EXCHANGE $24.85 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $25.75 ↓ -100%
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $25.75 ↓ -100%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS $25.75 ↓ -100%
AETNA [20008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $26.65 ↓ -100%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB SPRG AETNA COMMERCIAL $26.65 ↓ -100%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $28.16 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $28.16 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $28.16 ↓ -100%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB SPRG OK MEDICAID $28.16 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC INDIVIDUAL EXCHANGE $31.80 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG UHC OPTIONS PPO $31.80 ↓ -100%
MEDICAID [20240] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $33.46 ↓ -100%
MO MEDICAID BH CARVE OUT [320315] HB SPRG MO MEDICAID $33.46 ↓ -100%
KINDFUL HOSPICE [20434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
MEDICARE [20244] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
CENTURION [20459] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
MERCY REHAB HOSPITAL CONTRACTED [320260] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
CHAMPVA [20065] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320072] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
CROSS TIMBERS HOSPICE [20098] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $36.70 ↓ -100%
ELARA CARING ASPIRE HOSPICE [20433] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
HALO HCR INC HOSPICE [20432] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE [20198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320526] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320194] HB SPRG HUMANA MEDICARE 100% $36.70 ↓ -100%
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CONTRACTED [320198] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
KINDFUL HOSPICE CONTRACTED [320434] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320477] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
PACE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320518] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
MERCY MGD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTED [320259] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
MERCY HOSPICE OKC [20252] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
TRICARE CONTRACTED [320380] HB SPRG TRICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320398] HB SPRG UHC MCR 100% $36.70 ↓ -100%
ACENTRA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320527] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320325] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320010] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [20047] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
CHEROKEE NATION HEALTH SERV CONTRACTED [320066] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS CONTRACTED [320106] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
ESSENCE HEALTHCARE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320122] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320145] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
PROMINENCE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320496] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
LONGEVITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320225] HB SPRG MEDICARE $36.70 ↓ -100%
WELLCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320421] HB SPRG & LEBN WELLCARE MCR 103% $37.82 ↓ -100%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320500] HB SPRG DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 104% W/SEQ $38.20 ↓ -100%
NHC ADVANTAGE MEDICARE CONTRACTED [320282] HB SPRG NHC ADVANTAGE MCR 105% $38.57 ↓ -100%
PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACTED [320450] HB SPRG PROVIDER PARTNERS PPHP 110% MCR $40.44 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $43.05 ↓ -100%
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB SPRG ANTHEM ALLIANCE $43.05 ↓ -100%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB SPRG DEC ORSCHELN 125% MCR $46.76 ↓ -100%
HOME STATE MEDICAID [20189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $50.19 ↓ -100%
HOME STATE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320189] HB SPRG HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN $50.19 ↓ -100%
BCBS MEDICAID [20046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $55.21 ↓ -100%
BCBS MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320046] HB SPRG MISSOURI CARE PLAN/HEALTHY BLUE $55.21 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320397] HB SPRG UHC MO MEDICAID $56.88 ↓ -100%
CENTIVO CONTRACTED [320505] HB SPRG CENTIVO 165% MEDICARE $61.73 ↓ -100%
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB SPRG FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER $67.90 ↓ -100%
PROVIDRS CARE NETWORK CONTRACTED [320484] HB SPRG PROVIDRS CARE $70.78 ↓ -100%
INSURANCE SYSTEM INC CONTRACTED [320465] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $87.20 ↓ -99%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB SPRG DEC OZARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $87.20 ↓ -99%
HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CONTRACTED [320174] HB SPRG HEALTH SYSTEMS $87.20 ↓ -99%
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $88.73 ↓ -99%
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $88.73 ↓ -99%
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $88.73 ↓ -99%
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB SPRG AMBETTER EXCHANGE MO $88.73 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $96.45 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA HMO $96.45 ↓ -99%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG AMISH $98.10 ↓ -99%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MENNONITES $98.10 ↓ -99%
POINT C [20238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $98.10 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC SRC HOLDINGS $98.10 ↓ -99%
EVOLUTIONS HEALTH CARE CONTRACTED [320124] HB SPRG EVOLUTIONS $98.10 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $98.88 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE [20071] HB SPRG CIGNA PPO $98.88 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY $99.19 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC CITY OF SPRINGFIELD $104.64 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL DESTINATIONS CONTRACTED [320242] HB SPRG MEDICAL DESTINATIONS $109.00 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CLAYCO $109.00 ↓ -99%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG Cardinals Work Comp $109.00 ↓ -99%
ADMINISTRATIVE PAYOR CONTRACTED [320005] HB SPRG MSU ATHLETES $109.00 ↓ -99%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB & HH SPRG LIBERTY UTILITIES $113.36 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB SPRG AETNA FIRST HEALTH-NETWORK ACCESS $122.08 ↓ -99%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $124.26 ↓ -99%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LACLEDE CHAIN NEW 7.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB SPRG JOPL DEC ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION NEW 1.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB SPRG JOPL DEC WW WOOD PRODUCTS NEW 1.1.26 $124.26 ↓ -99%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC LEVEL HEALTH NEW 1.1.26 $124.26 ↓ -99%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $124.26 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG S&H FARM SUPPLY $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC TALL TREE NEW 4.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUICKTRIP $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC QUALITY COLLISION GROUP (QCG) SCHAEFER AUTOBODY $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC EASTER SEALS $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS NEW 1.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB DEC SPRG JOPL SAPAUGH MOTORS NEW 1.1.25 $124.26 ↓ -99%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CRADER DISTRIBUTION $124.26 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC CITY OF JACKSON $124.26 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC BUCHHEIT $124.26 ↓ -99%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB SPRG JOPL WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $124.26 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG DEC TRAILINER $126.44 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $130.80 ↓ -99%
90 DEGREE BENEFITS CONTRACTED [320436] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $130.80 ↓ -99%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC SHOW-ME CONSORTIUM $130.80 ↓ -99%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC ASI New 1.1.24 $130.80 ↓ -99%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB SPRG JOPL SEKS DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPERMARKETS- NEW $130.80 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC FCB BANKS $141.70 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB SPRG JOPL DEC HYDROMAT DEUTSCHE $141.70 ↓ -99%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB SPRG HUMANA $148.24 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED $159.03 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK HMO $163.50 ↓ -99%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB SPRG SCURLOCK $163.50 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB SPRG ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $166.55 ↓ -99%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $167.86 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB SPRG PHCS (MPI) $167.86 ↓ -99%
COMPCARE OF THE OZARKS CONTRACTED [320437] HB SPRG COMP CARE OF THE OZARKS $172.22 ↓ -99%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG JOPL MERCY EMPLOYEE WORK COMP MO $174.40 ↓ -99%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG LEBN AURA CASV MTNV OHA WORKERS COMP NEW CONTRACT 3.15.25 $174.40 ↓ -99%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB SPRG JOPL HEALTHLINK PPO $174.40 ↓ -99%
QUAL CHOICE CONTRACTED [320324] HB SPRG QUAL CHOICE $174.40 ↓ -99%
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CONTRACTED [320020] HB SPRG AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE $174.40 ↓ -99%
MUNICIPAL HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320271] HB SPRG CASV MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND $176.58 ↓ -99%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG GENERIC WORK COMP $185.30 ↓ -99%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB SPRG CORVEL WORKERS COMP $185.30 ↓ -99%
USA MANAGED CARE ORG CONTRACTED [320429] HB SPRG USA MANAGED CARE $191.84 ↓ -99%
PPO PLUS CONTRACTED [320310] HB SPRG AMCO $196.20 ↓ -99%

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