Bx breast 1st lesion mr imag at Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc.
3237 S. 16th St, Milwaukee, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1225087190
$1,110.35
Cash price 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.
$2,095.00
Gross charge 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.
$720.51 with WISCONSIN WELL WOMAN vs $3,728.99 with WPS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| WISCONSIN WELL WOMAN | 1192_WISCONSIN WELL WOMAN OUTPATIENT 20240701 | $720.51 | ↓ -35% |
| WPS | 1272_WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PPO 20250701 | $3,728.99 | ↑ +236% |
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Bx breast 1st lesion mr imag at other Wisconsin hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee | $3,437.05 | $287.54 – $3,675.86 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee | $1,110.35 | $720.51 – $3,728.99 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon | $3,437.05 | $287.54 – $3,675.86 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison | Madison | $3,092.65 | $1,203.19 – $4,982.00 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe | $1,681.90 | $1,604.25 – $4,743.00 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon | $2,412.85 | $3,388.00 – $4,761.00 |
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac | $2,412.85 | $1,225.21 – $4,761.00 |
| SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun | $2,412.85 | $3,388.00 – $4,761.00 |