Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml 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

$110.53

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

$208.55

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.

$69.00 with HUMANA HMO POS vs $140.00 with ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION — 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 $69.00 ↓ -38%
HUMANA PPO 1133_HUMANA PPO 20221001 $69.00 ↓ -38%
HUMANA PREFERRED 1134_HUMANA PREFERRED 20221001 $69.00 ↓ -38%
ALLIANCE 1066_ALLIANCE 20220101 $77.49 ↓ -30%
UHC NON OPTIONS PPO 1130_UNITED HEALTH CARE NONOPTIONS 20221001 $87.58 ↓ -21%
CCHP MARKETPLACE 1124_CCHP MARKETPLACE 20221001 $87.58 ↓ -21%
TRILOGY 1070_TRILOGY 20220101 $106.15 ↓ -4%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT MCWI 1083_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT MCWI 20220101 $106.15 ↓ -4%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 1121_ANTHEM PATHWAYS 20221001 $140.00 ↑ +27%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 1117_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 20221001 $140.00 ↑ +27%

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $110.53 $65.08 – $140.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $110.53 $65.08 – $140.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $110.53 $69.00 – $140.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $110.53 $65.08 – $140.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh $113.33 $62.55 – $198.82
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton $113.33 $62.55 – $198.82
Adventhealth Durand Durand $453.41 not published
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton $113.33 $62.55 – $198.82

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