Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.)

1506 S. Oneida St, Appleton, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1407803638

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

$3,133.86

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.

$5,498.00

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.

$130.94 with ANTHEM HMO POS vs $1,984.61 with CENTIVO NW1 — 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
ANTHEM HMO POS 1000_ANTHEM HMO POS MEWI SEWI 20230401 $130.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 999_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION MEWI SEWI 20230401 $130.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 946_ANTHEM PATHWAYS MEWI SEWI 20230101 $130.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PPO 1001_ANTHEM PPO MEWI SEWI 20230401 $130.94 ↓ -96%
CCHP 931_CCHP MEWI SEWI 20230101 $1,318.61 ↓ -58%
CENTIVO NW3 1013_CENTIVO NW3 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $1,984.61 ↓ -37%
CENTIVO NW1 892_CENTIVO NW1 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $1,984.61 ↓ -37%

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Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $2,690.28 $201.47 – $2,169.84
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $2,690.28 $201.47 – $2,169.84
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $5,124.88 $114.43 – $2,126.82
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $1,686.85 $1,203.19 – $4,867.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $1,967.90 $1,247.68 – $4,321.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,708.30 $1,203.19 – $4,982.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $2,114.20 $1,604.25 – $4,743.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $1,399.20 $3,388.00 – $4,761.00

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