Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital

835 S. Van Buren St., Green Bay, WI · Hshs · · NPI 1114908001

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

$2,046.00

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.

$3,100.00

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.

$554.36 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN vs $3,609.56 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 $554.36 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $554.36 ↓ -73%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $554.36 ↓ -73%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $554.36 ↓ -73%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $554.36 ↓ -73%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $587.62 ↓ -71%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $587.62 ↓ -71%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $1,506.60 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $1,550.00 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $1,604.25 ↓ -22%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $1,620.29 ↓ -21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $1,860.00 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,922.00 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,978.73 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $2,002.60 ↓ -2%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $2,170.00 ↑ +6%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $2,201.00 ↑ +8%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $2,232.00 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $2,232.00 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $2,232.00 ↑ +9%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $2,232.00 ↑ +9%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $2,263.00 ↑ +11%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $2,263.00 ↑ +11%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $2,325.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2,604.00 ↑ +27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $2,604.00 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $2,635.00 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $2,635.00 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $2,635.00 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $2,852.00 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $2,945.00 ↑ +44%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $3,061.00 ↑ +50%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $3,061.00 ↑ +50%
CENPATICO ALL MEDICAID CENPATICO $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $3,100.00 ↑ +52%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $3,609.56 ↑ +76%

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Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay $910.00 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY $2,046.00 $534.68 – $3,628.70
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $2,496.30 $137.36 – $496.88
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $2,496.30 $137.36 – $496.88
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $4,283.39 $51.06 – $1,670.52
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $1,686.85 $1,203.19 – $4,867.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $1,757.25 $1,247.68 – $4,321.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,912.90 $1,203.19 – $4,982.00

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