Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method at Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC

475 W River Woods Pkwy, Glendale, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1669584983

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

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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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$5,037.00 with CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN vs $32,214.00 with ANTHEM — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN 8_CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN $5,037.00
UHC 1_UHC - COMMERCIAL $5,978.00
HUMANA 6_HUMANA - COMMERCIAL HMO/POS/HPN/PPO $9,139.00
HUMANA 7_HUMANA - COMMERCIAL WVN $9,277.00
ANTHEM 5_ANTHEM - PATHWAYS $10,575.00
ANTHEM 4_ANTHEM - HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK $14,424.00
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 11_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN - COMMERCIAL/EXCHANGE $14,961.78
ANTHEM 2_ANTHEM - BLUE PREFERRED/BLUE PREFERRED PLUS $16,027.00
THE ALLIANCE 12_THE ALLIANCE - COMMERCIAL $16,897.00
ANTHEM 3_ANTHEM - PPO ACESS/BLUE TRADITIONAL $32,214.00

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Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $14,798.40 $555.37 – $1,854.94
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton $821.37 $637.52 – $1,827.01
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee not published $970.09 – $4,220.91
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon not published $970.09 – $4,220.91
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo not published $7,789.00 – $20,477.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville not published $7,919.00 – $18,190.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison not published $9,052.00 – $19,855.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe not published $10,137.00 – $14,758.00

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