MRI guid ndl plc s&i 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

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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.

$75.57 with ANTHEM HMO POS vs $179.30 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 $75.57
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 999_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION MEWI SEWI 20230401 $75.57
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 946_ANTHEM PATHWAYS MEWI SEWI 20230101 $75.57
ANTHEM PPO 1001_ANTHEM PPO MEWI SEWI 20230401 $75.57
CCHP 931_CCHP MEWI SEWI 20230101 $171.51
CENTIVO NW3 1013_CENTIVO NW3 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $179.30
CENTIVO NW1 892_CENTIVO NW1 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $179.30

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MRI guid ndl plc s&i at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $2,482.05 $66.08 – $1,791.11
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,549.35 $2,668.71 – $2,668.71
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $1,080.75 $1,091.46 – $1,091.46
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $1,080.75 $1,091.46 – $1,091.46
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $1,080.75 $1,091.46 – $1,091.46
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $1,082.26 $255.44 – $836.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $1,082.26 $255.44 – $836.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $1,082.26 $255.44 – $836.00

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