Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution at Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc.

3237 S. 16th St, Milwaukee, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1225087190

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

$22.16

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$41.82

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$16.54 with ANTHEM PATHWAYS vs $27.62 with ANTHEM HMO POS — 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

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

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
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 1242_ANTHEM PATHWAYS 20250101 $16.54 ↓ -25%
NETWORK HEALTH 1289_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 20250701 $20.59 ↓ -7%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 1277_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 20250701 $24.94 ↑ +13%
WPS 1272_WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PPO 20250701 $25.50 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM HMO POS 1275_ANTHEM HMO POS 20250701 $27.62 ↑ +25%

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Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $22.16 $2.84 – $27.62
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $26.50 $23.88 – $36.74
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $22.16 $2.90 – $27.62
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh $6.69 $5.87 – $11.73
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton $6.69 $5.87 – $11.73
Adventhealth Durand Durand $27.87 not published
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton $27.59 $26.92 – $48.41
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo not published $23.49 – $33.58

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