Propranolol in ns IV syringe 0.1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr 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

$16.51

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.

$31.15

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.

$12.66 with HUMANA PPO vs $28.09 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 PPO 1133_HUMANA PPO 20221001 $12.66 ↓ -23%
HUMANA PREFERRED 1134_HUMANA PREFERRED 20221001 $12.66 ↓ -23%
HUMANA HMO POS 1127_HUMANA 20221001 $12.66 ↓ -23%
CCHP MARKETPLACE 1124_CCHP MARKETPLACE 20221001 $15.97 ↓ -3%
UHC NON OPTIONS PPO 1130_UNITED HEALTH CARE NONOPTIONS 20221001 $16.67 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 1121_ANTHEM PATHWAYS 20221001 $24.89 ↑ +51%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 1117_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 20221001 $28.09 ↑ +70%

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Propranolol in ns IV syringe 0.1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $16.14 $30.32 – $30.32
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $26.77 $30.32 – $30.32
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $88.40 $4.40 – $93.93
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh $28.79 $15.97 – $15.97
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton $26.27 $15.97 – $15.97
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton $6.27 $10.40 – $10.40
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe not published $27.51 – $27.51
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon not published $27.51 – $27.51

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