Warde 3400652 smear complex special stain ova/parasites at Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.)

1004 E Bryan Ave, Sapulpa, OK · Ascension · · NPI 1922076603

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$31.82

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.

$86.00

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.

$19.02 with FIRST HEALTH vs $43.74 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE — 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
FIRST HEALTH 2649_BAOK, JPOK, MCOK, OHOK FIRST HEALTH 20241001 $19.02 ↓ -40%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 2659_MCOK, BAOK, OHOK AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 20241001 $27.99 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CHOICE 2723_SPOK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE CHOICE INPATIENT 20250201 $40.82 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD TRADITIONAL 2738_SPOK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE TRADITIONAL INPATIENT 20250201 $40.82 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD LINCS 2728_SPOK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE LINCS INPATIENT 20250201 $40.82 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED 2733_SPOK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE PREFERRED INPATIENT 20250201 $40.82 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE 2722_SPOK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20250201 $43.74 ↑ +37%

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Love County Health Center Marietta $99.00 $15.99 – $22.48
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore $68.90 $15.99 – $39.69
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton $91.65 $15.99 – $29.67
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Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie $79.30 $15.99 – $29.67
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Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo $91.65 $15.99 – $29.67
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga $79.30 $15.99 – $29.67

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