Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$278.16

Cash price

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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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$488.00

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.

$20.38 with SEHN vs $345.95 with MOLINA MARKETPLACE — 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
SEHN 895_SEHN MEWI SEWI 20221001 $20.38 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO NW3 1013_CENTIVO NW3 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $55.77 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO NW1 892_CENTIVO NW1 MEWI SEWI 20221001 $55.77 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 959_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $164.74 ↓ -41%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 916_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $164.74 ↓ -41%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 956_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $164.74 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 914_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $164.74 ↓ -41%
WELLCARE 973_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20230101 $172.98 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE 970_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20230512 $172.98 ↓ -38%
SMARTHEALTH 963_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20231001 $230.64 ↓ -17%
SMARTHEALTH 964_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20230101 $230.64 ↓ -17%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 954_MOLINA MARKETPLACE INPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230512 $345.95 ↑ +24%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 911_MOLINA MARKETPLACE OUTPATIENT MEWI SEWI 20230101 $345.95 ↑ +24%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $29.68 $21.83 – $367.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $128.24 $24.25 – $165.52
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $132.55 $124.11 – $274.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $154.00 $128.70 – $219.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $145.20 $124.11 – $224.69
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $168.85 $46.18 – $165.49
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $226.05 $55.91 – $143.50
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $226.05 $55.91 – $325.23

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