Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$262.68

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$398.00

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$36.94 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN vs $398.00 with AETNA — 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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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 $36.94 ↓ -86%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $36.94 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $36.94 ↓ -86%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $36.94 ↓ -86%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $36.94 ↓ -86%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $39.15 ↓ -85%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $39.16 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $66.79 ↓ -75%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $66.79 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $136.13 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $136.13 ↓ -48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $166.36 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $166.36 ↓ -37%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $166.36 ↓ -37%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $166.36 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $166.36 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $166.36 ↓ -37%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $166.36 ↓ -37%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $168.02 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $188.70 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -28%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $193.43 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $199.00 ↓ -24%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $238.80 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $238.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $238.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $238.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $238.80 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $246.76 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $254.04 ↓ -3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $278.60 ↑ +6%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $282.58 ↑ +8%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $286.56 ↑ +9%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $286.56 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $286.56 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $286.56 ↑ +9%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $290.54 ↑ +11%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $290.54 ↑ +11%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $298.50 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $334.32 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $334.32 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $338.30 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $338.30 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $338.30 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $366.16 ↑ +39%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $374.32 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $378.10 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $398.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $398.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $398.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $398.00 ↑ +52%
CENPATICO ALL MEDICAID CENPATICO $398.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $398.00 ↑ +52%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay $230.00 $80.26 – $117.87
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay $262.68 $38.30 – $372.34
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $314.01 $18.17 – $122.46
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $171.19 $32.00 – $46.45
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $228.80 $124.11 – $218.69
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $209.00 $128.70 – $174.95

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