Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$109.18

Cash price

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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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$206.00

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.

$21.83 with HUMANA HMO POS vs $367.00 with MOLINA HEALTH MARKETPLACE — 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 HMO POS 1127_HUMANA 20221001 $21.83 ↓ -80%
HUMANA PREFERRED 1134_HUMANA PREFERRED 20221001 $21.83 ↓ -80%
HUMANA PPO 1133_HUMANA PPO 20221001 $21.83 ↓ -80%
HUMANA WVN 1135_HUMANA WVN 20221001 $46.69 ↓ -57%
UHC NON OPTIONS PPO 1130_UNITED HEALTH CARE NONOPTIONS 20221001 $47.73 ↓ -56%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 1136_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 20221001 $56.52 ↓ -48%
SEHN C89 1128_SEHN 20221001 $56.87 ↓ -48%
ALLIANCE 1066_ALLIANCE 20220101 $108.88 ↓ -0%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1064_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20220101 $166.82 ↑ +53%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1114_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20221001 $166.82 ↑ +53%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1109_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20220701 $166.82 ↑ +53%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1116_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT INPATIENT 20221001 $166.82 ↑ +53%
CCHP MARKETPLACE 1124_CCHP MARKETPLACE 20221001 $180.91 ↑ +66%
MOLINA HEALTH MARKETPLACE 1111_MOLINA MARKETPLACE INPATIENT 20221001 $367.00 ↑ +236%
MOLINA HEALTH MARKETPLACE 1060_MOLINA MARKETPLACE OUTPATIENT 20220101 $367.00 ↑ +236%

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Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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 $109.18 $21.83 – $367.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $653.60 $20.75 – $165.52
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $88.51 $18.65 – $34.01
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $107.25 $124.11 – $237.17
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $124.30 $128.70 – $189.75
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $117.15 $124.11 – $194.05
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $100.65 $39.57 – $165.49
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $99.00 $48.28 – $143.50

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