Insertion of catheter vein 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

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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.

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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.

$379.20 with AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] vs $1,264.00 with MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] — 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
AMBETTER CONTRACTED [320452] HB ARDM AMBETTER EXCHANGE MEDICARE $379.20
SUNFLOWER HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320369] HB ARDM AMBETTER EXCHANGE MEDICARE $379.20
NOVASYS CONTRACTED [320285] HB ARDM AMBETTER EXCHANGE MEDICARE $379.20
HOME STATE HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320187] HB ARDM AMBETTER EXCHANGE MEDICARE $379.20
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB ARDM MEDICA EXCHANGE $484.11
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB ARDM UHC EXCHANGE $489.17
WEBTPA CONTRACTED [320417] HB OKLC HEART HOSPITAL EMPLOYER $530.88
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB ARDM AETNA NBD $544.78
OSMA HEALTH CONTRACTED [320292] HB ARDM OSMA HEALTH $568.80
GLOBALHEALTH CONTRACTED [320144] HB ARDM GLOBALHEALTH $745.76
UNITED HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320396] HB ARDM UHC $752.08
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB ARDM UHC $752.08
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED [320071] HB ARDM CIGNA $753.34
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM DEC TOWN AND COUNTRY $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM EASTER SEALS DEC $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SAPAUGH DEC $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SCHAEFER / QCG DEC $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CITY OF JACKSON DEC $758.40
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB OKLC ADA ARDM LACLEDE CHAIN DEC $758.40
AITHER HEALTH CONTRACTED [320449] HB OKLC ADA ARDM WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $758.40
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB OKLC ADA ARDM BUCHHEIT DEC $758.40
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CITY OF JACKSON DEC $758.40
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS $758.40
EBMS CONTRACTED [320493] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CRADER DISTRIBUTING DEC $758.40
HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS PLUS CONTRACTED [320175] HB ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS $758.40
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB OKLC ADA ARDM SAPAUGH DEC $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA DEC HERMANN AREA DISTRICT HOSPITAL $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA QUIKTRIP $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA SHOW ME BENEFITS $758.40
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ADA, ARDM, OKLC TALL TREE DEC $758.40
QUIK TRIP CONTRACTED [320447] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA QUIKTRIP $758.40
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB ADA, ARDM, HMH, KGFER, LGNOK, LHCP, OKLC, TISH, WTGA SHOW ME BENEFITS $758.40
SHOW-ME HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS CONTRACTED [320483] HB OKLC ADA ARDM HMH KGFER LGNOK TISH WTGA LHCP ASI DEC $758.40
EDISON HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTRACTED [320502] HB OKLC ADA ARDM WOODARD DEC NEW 040124 $758.40
IMAGINE 360 CONTRACTED [320494] HB OKLC ADA ARDM ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION DEC $758.40
REFLECT HEALTH CONTRACTED [320492] HB OKLC ARDM ADA WW WOOD DEC $758.40
YUZU HEALTH CONTRACTED [320521] HB ADA ARDM OKLC LEVEL HEALTH DEC - NEW 01.01.26 $758.40
AETNA CONTRACTED [320008] HB ARDM AETNA $788.74
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
MERCY BENEFIT ADMIN CONTRACTED [320251] HB OKLC ADA ARDM CLAYCO DEC $821.60
UNITED MEDICAL RESOURCES CONTRACTED [320454] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
HEALTHSCOPE CONTRACTED [320182] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
HEALTHLINK CONTRACTED [320179] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
TRI STATE HEALTHCARE COALITION CONTRACTED [320379] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
HEALTHSMART ACCEL CONTRACTED [320183] HB ARDM HEALTHSMART ACCEL $821.60
HEALTHSMART PREFERRED CARE CONTRACTED [320184] HB ARDM HEALTHSMART PPO $821.60
AUXIANT CONTRACTED [320462] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACTED [320127] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTED [320052] HB ADA, ARDM, KGFER, OKLC, WTGA OZARKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL $821.60
POINT C CONTRACTED [320238] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
PREFERRED HEALTH PLAN CONTRACTED [320522] HB ARDM, OKLC NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT $821.60
FIRST HEALTH CONTRACTED [320128] HB ARDM AETNA - FIRST HEALTH $824.13
HUMANA CONTRACTED [320193] HB ARDM HUMANA CHOICECARE $872.16
COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTED [320080] HB ARDM COMMUNITY CARE $884.80
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS SAVILITY $948.00
PREFERRED COMMUNITY CHOICE CONTRACTED [320311] HB ARDM PCC $960.64
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB ARDM PHCS PRIMARY $1,011.20
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS PRIMARY $1,011.20
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS CONTRACTED [320320] HB ARDM PHCS COMPLEMENTARY $1,137.60
MULTIPLAN CONTRACTED [320270] HB ARDM PHCS COMPLEMENTARY $1,137.60
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTED [320392] HB ARDM UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MCR $1,264.00
MEDICA CONTRACTED [320239] HB ARDM UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMM $1,264.00
HEALTHCARE HIGHWAYS PLUS CONTRACTED [320175] HB ADA, ARDM, OKLC HEALTHCARE HWY CHICKSAW NATION not published by hospital

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