Herpes simplex virus isolation 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

$39.33

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.

$69.00

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.

$33.86 with VETERANS ADMINISTRATION vs $130.70 with CIGNA — 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
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 916_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $33.86 ↓ -14%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 914_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $33.86 ↓ -14%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 959_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $33.86 ↓ -14%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 956_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $33.86 ↓ -14%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 946_ANTHEM PATHWAYS MEWI SEWI 20230101 $35.55 ↓ -10%
ANTHEM HMO POS 1000_ANTHEM HMO POS MEWI SEWI 20230401 $35.55 ↓ -10%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 999_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION MEWI SEWI 20230401 $35.55 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE 970_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20230512 $35.55 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE 973_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20230101 $35.55 ↓ -10%
ANTHEM PPO 1001_ANTHEM PPO MEWI SEWI 20230401 $35.55 ↓ -10%
CENTIVO NW3 1013_CENTIVO NW3 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $46.73 ↑ +19%
CENTIVO NW1 892_CENTIVO NW1 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $46.73 ↑ +19%
SMARTHEALTH 964_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20230101 $47.40 ↑ +21%
SMARTHEALTH 963_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20231001 $47.40 ↑ +21%
ALLIANCE 885_ALLIANCE MEWI SEWI 20221001 $48.44 ↑ +23%
SEHN 895_SEHN MEWI SEWI 20221001 $65.04 ↑ +65%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 954_MOLINA MARKETPLACE INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $71.11 ↑ +81%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 911_MOLINA MARKETPLACE OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $71.11 ↑ +81%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 938_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN MEWI SEWI 20230101 $76.11 ↑ +94%
CCHP 931_CCHP MEWI SEWI 20230101 $113.12 ↑ +188%
CIGNA 1004_CIGNA 20230701 $130.70 ↑ +232%

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Herpes simplex virus isolation 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 $54.06 $33.86 – $147.87
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $68.90 $33.86 – $147.87
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $100.58 $20.32 – $45.89
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $127.05 $33.86 – $59.26
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $75.90 $33.86 – $68.54
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $75.90 $25.40 – $65.35
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $75.90 $33.86 – $68.54
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $54.06 $33.86 – $152.28

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