Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at Mercy Hospital Ardmore

1011 14th Avenue, Northwest Ardmore, OK · Mercy · · NPI 1386741635

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$153.56

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.

$236.25

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.

$21.62 with AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] vs $236.25 with UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320392] — 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
AETNA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320009] HB ARDM OK MEDICAID (SOONERCARE) $21.62 ↓ -86%
HUMANA MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320486] HB ARDM OK MEDICAID (SOONERCARE) $21.62 ↓ -86%
OKLAHOMA COMPLETE HEALTH MEDICAID CONTRACTED [320485] HB ARDM OK MEDICAID (SOONERCARE) $21.62 ↓ -86%
MEDICAID [20240] HB ARDM OK MEDICAID (SOONERCARE) $21.62 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICE CONTRACTED [320166] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, TISH, WTGA HEALTHCHOICE (OSEEGIB) $30.21 ↓ -80%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB ARDM MEDICA EXCHANGE $41.90 ↓ -73%
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320144] HB ARDM GLOBALHEALTH $42.23 ↓ -72%
WORKERS COMP [20426] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA WORK COMP $59.06 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB ARDM CIGNA $68.94 ↓ -55%
HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS PLUS CONTRACTED [320175] HB ADA, ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HWY CHICKSAW NATION $92.14 ↓ -40%
OSMA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320292] HB ARDM OSMA HEALTH $94.50 ↓ -38%
WEBTPA CONTRACTED [320417] HB OKLC HEART HOSPITAL EMPLOYER $99.23 ↓ -35%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB ARDM AETNA NBD $101.82 ↓ -34%
HEALTHSMART ACCEL CONTRACTED [320183] HB ARDM HEALTHSMART ACCEL $118.13 ↓ -23%
HEALTHSMART PREFERRED CARE CONTRACTED [320184] HB ARDM HEALTHSMART PPO $129.94 ↓ -15%
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB ADA ARDM OKLC LEVEL HEALTH DEC - NEW 01.01.26 $141.75 ↓ -8%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB OKLC ADA ARDM LACLEDE CHAIN DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB OKLC ADA ARDM WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $141.75 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB OKLC ADA ARDM BUCHHEIT DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CITY OF JACKSON DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS $141.75 ↓ -8%
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CRADER DISTRIBUTING DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS PLUS CONTRACTED [320175] HB ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS $141.75 ↓ -8%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SAPAUGH DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA DEC HERMANN AREA DISTRICT HOSPITAL $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA QUIKTRIP $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA SHOW ME BENEFITS $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, OKLC TALL TREE DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CITY OF JACKSON DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM EASTER SEALS DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SAPAUGH DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SCHAEFER / QCG DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
QUIK TRIP CONTRACTED [320447] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA QUIKTRIP $141.75 ↓ -8%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA SHOW ME BENEFITS $141.75 ↓ -8%
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB OKLC ADA ARDM HMH KGFER LGNOK TISH WTGA LHCP ASI DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB OKLC ADA ARDM WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $141.75 ↓ -8%
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB OKLC ADA ARDM ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB OKLC ARDM ADA WW WOOD DEC $141.75 ↓ -8%
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB ARDM AETNA $147.42 ↓ -4%
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
TRI STATE HEALTHCARE COALITION CONTRACTED [320379] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB ADA, ARDM, KGFER, OKLC, WTGA OZARKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $153.56 ↑ +0%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CLAYCO DEC $153.56 ↑ +0%
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $153.56 ↑ +0%
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB ARDM AETNA - FIRST HEALTH $154.04 ↑ +0%
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB ARDM HUMANA CHOICECARE $163.01 ↑ +6%
COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320080] HB ARDM COMMUNITY CARE $165.38 ↑ +8%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS SAVILITY $177.19 ↑ +15%
PREFERRED COMMUNITY CHOICE CONTRACTED [320311] HB ARDM PCC $179.55 ↑ +17%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB ARDM PHCS PRIMARY $189.00 ↑ +23%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS PRIMARY $189.00 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB ARDM PHCS COMPLEMENTARY $212.63 ↑ +38%
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS COMPLEMENTARY $212.63 ↑ +38%
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB ARDM UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMM $236.25 ↑ +54%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320392] HB ARDM UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MCR $236.25 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB ARDM BLUE TRADITIONAL not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB ARDM BLUE CROSS ADVANTAGE PPO not published by hospital
MC GENERIC ANTHEM [20456] HB ARDM BLUE CHOICE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB ARDM BLUE CHOICE not published by hospital
MC ANTHEM [20455] HB ARDM BLUE CHOICE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB ARDM BLUE LINCS not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD [20053] HB ARDM BLUE CROSS PREFERRED not published by hospital

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Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at other Oklahoma hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton $153.56 $21.62 – $30.21
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City $137.80 $21.62 – $64.11
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo $153.56 $21.62 – $30.21
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Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville $50.27 $40.74 – $43.86
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata $50.27 $40.74 – $43.65
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa $50.27 $32.15 – $32.15

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