Carotene 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

$46.20

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.

$70.00

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.

$9.22 with HUMANA vs $70.00 with COFINITY — 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
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.22 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $9.22 ↓ -80%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $9.22 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $9.22 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $9.22 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $9.22 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $9.22 ↓ -80%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $9.31 ↓ -80%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $9.53 ↓ -79%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $9.53 ↓ -79%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $9.53 ↓ -79%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $9.53 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $9.53 ↓ -79%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $10.10 ↓ -78%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $10.10 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.06 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.06 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $11.06 ↓ -76%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $11.99 ↓ -74%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $11.99 ↓ -74%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $11.99 ↓ -74%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $11.99 ↓ -74%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $15.67 ↓ -66%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $15.67 ↓ -66%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $20.75 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $32.27 ↓ -30%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $32.27 ↓ -30%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $34.02 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $35.00 ↓ -24%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $42.00 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $43.40 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $44.68 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA HSHS $45.22 ↓ -2%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $49.00 ↑ +6%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $49.70 ↑ +8%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $50.40 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $50.40 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $50.40 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $50.40 ↑ +9%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $51.10 ↑ +11%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $51.10 ↑ +11%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $52.50 ↑ +14%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $58.80 ↑ +27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $58.80 ↑ +27%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $59.50 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $59.50 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $59.50 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $64.40 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $66.50 ↑ +44%
CENPATICO ALL MEDICAID CENPATICO $70.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $70.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $70.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $70.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $70.00 ↑ +52%

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HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY $46.20 $9.22 – $20.75
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