Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.)

2301 N Lake Dr, Milwaukee, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1871656082

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

$22,932.57

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$43,269.00

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.

$887.28 with NETWORK HEALTH PLAN vs $33,027.00 with ANTHEM 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
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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
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 1136_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 20221001 $887.28 ↓ -96%
ALLIANCE 1066_ALLIANCE 20220101 $1,919.74 ↓ -92%
HUMANA HMO POS 1127_HUMANA 20221001 $2,055.50 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 1121_ANTHEM PATHWAYS 20221001 $10,842.00 ↓ -53%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 1117_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 20221001 $14,788.00 ↓ -36%
UHC NON OPTIONS PPO 1130_UNITED HEALTH CARE NONOPTIONS 20221001 $16,122.00 ↓ -30%
ANTHEM HMO POS 1120_ANTHEM HMO POS 20221001 $16,431.00 ↓ -28%
HUMANA WVN 1135_HUMANA WVN 20221001 $18,026.00 ↓ -21%
HUMANA PPO 1133_HUMANA PPO 20221001 $18,652.00 ↓ -19%
HUMANA PREFERRED 1134_HUMANA PREFERRED 20221001 $18,652.00 ↓ -19%
ANTHEM PPO 1122_ANTHEM PPO 20221001 $33,027.00 ↑ +44%

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Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $7,523.88 $1,977.92 – $20,925.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $7,523.88 $1,977.92 – $20,925.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $22,932.57 $887.28 – $18,652.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $6,113.25 $495.26 – $2,534.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $5,570.95 $5,682.05 – $18,955.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $7,418.95 $17,314.00 – $18,364.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $7,418.95 $5,786.04 – $18,364.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $7,418.95 $17,314.00 – $18,364.00

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