Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.)

13111 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1316000706

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$10,530.57

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$19,869.00

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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.

$795.41 with NETWORK HEALTH PLAN vs $26,488.62 with UHC NON OPTIONS PPO — 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

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

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
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 1136_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 20221001 $795.41 ↓ -92%
ALLIANCE 1066_ALLIANCE 20220101 $25,906.78 ↑ +146%
HUMANA PPO 1133_HUMANA PPO 20221001 $26,488.62 ↑ +152%
HUMANA HMO POS 1127_HUMANA 20221001 $26,488.62 ↑ +152%
HUMANA PREFERRED 1134_HUMANA PREFERRED 20221001 $26,488.62 ↑ +152%
UHC NON OPTIONS PPO 1130_UNITED HEALTH CARE NONOPTIONS 20221001 $26,488.62 ↑ +152%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $10,530.57 $795.41 – $26,488.62
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $16,339.28 $452.11 – $6,780.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $6,188.60 $5,481.64 – $18,190.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $7,139.55 $5,286.15 – $19,855.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $6,619.80 $7,048.20 – $17,116.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $7,004.80 $6,779.00 – $18,364.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $7,004.80 $5,382.89 – $18,364.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $7,004.80 $6,779.00 – $18,364.00

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