Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center

1726 SHAWANO AVE, GREEN BAY, WI · Hshs · · NPI 1649246877

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$4,258.32

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$6,452.00

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.

$792.34 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN vs $8,191.49 with NAPHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $792.34 ↓ -81%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $792.34 ↓ -81%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $792.34 ↓ -81%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $792.34 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $792.34 ↓ -81%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $839.88 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $839.88 ↓ -80%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $3,135.67 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $3,226.00 ↓ -24%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $3,640.66 ↓ -15%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $3,677.07 ↓ -14%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $3,871.20 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $4,000.24 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $4,118.31 ↓ -3%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $4,366.95 ↑ +3%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $4,366.95 ↑ +3%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $4,366.95 ↑ +3%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $4,366.95 ↑ +3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $4,516.40 ↑ +6%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $4,580.92 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $4,613.30 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,613.30 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,613.30 ↑ +8%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $4,645.44 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $4,645.44 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $4,645.44 ↑ +9%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $4,645.44 ↑ +9%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $4,709.96 ↑ +11%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $4,709.96 ↑ +11%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $4,839.00 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $5,023.00 ↑ +18%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $5,023.00 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $5,419.68 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $5,419.68 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $5,484.20 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $5,484.20 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $5,484.20 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $5,935.84 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $6,129.40 ↑ +44%
COFINITY COFINITY $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
CENPATICO ALL MEDICAID CENPATICO $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $6,452.00 ↑ +52%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $8,191.49 ↑ +92%

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Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay $4,258.32 $821.51 – $8,148.29
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $6,839.12 $279.45 – $1,476.02
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $6,839.12 $279.45 – $1,476.02
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,651.10 $2,716.10 – $6,044.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $6,839.12 $1,520.87 – $1,520.87
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh $2,672.16 $182.20 – $1,337.29
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $6,839.12 $1,520.87 – $1,520.87
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $6,839.12 $1,520.87 – $1,520.87

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