Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital

202 South Park Street, Madison, WI · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1114920048

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$12,193.94

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.

$15,242.42

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.

$128.81 with United Healthcare vs $4,755.64 with Quartz — 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
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $128.81 ↓ -99%
IlliniCare Medicare Advantage $128.81 ↓ -99%
Prevea 360 Medicare Advantage $128.81 ↓ -99%
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $128.81 ↓ -99%
Aspirus Medicare Advantage $128.81 ↓ -99%
MeridianCare Medicare Advantage $135.25 ↓ -99%
Humana Medicare Advantage $135.25 ↓ -99%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $302.43 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Commercial $331.16 ↓ -97%
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Priority/Pathway $394.16 ↓ -97%
Medical Associates Health Plan HMO/POS/PPO $427.65 ↓ -96%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $430.23 ↓ -96%
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO/POS $430.23 ↓ -96%
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $430.23 ↓ -96%
Aspirus PPO $801.09 ↓ -93%
Cigna Commercial $975.24 ↓ -92%
Security Health Plan HMO/POS/SAS $1,044.90 ↓ -91%
Aspirus HMO/POS $1,219.05 ↓ -90%
Mercy Care HMO/POS $1,219.05 ↓ -90%
Prevea 360 Commercial $2,960.55 ↓ -76%
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Traditional $3,308.85 ↓ -73%
Quartz HMO $4,755.64 ↓ -61%
My Choice Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
GHC HMO not published by hospital
GHC - Eau Claire Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
GHC - South Central WI Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Dean Health Plan Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $2,671.35 $18,955.00 – $18,955.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $6,231.21 $226.46 – $7,134.84
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $6,231.21 $226.46 – $7,134.84
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $6,624.75 $5,512.00 – $18,364.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $6,624.75 $5,512.00 – $18,364.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $6,624.75 $5,512.00 – $18,364.00
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee $10,405.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit $10,405.00 not published

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