Dilat xst trc new access rcs 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

$6,110.90

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.

$11,530.00

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.

$936.16 with WPS vs $936.16 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.

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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
WPS 1272_WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PPO 20250701 $936.16 ↓ -85%

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Dilat xst trc new access rcs at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $6,110.90 $936.16 – $936.16
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee not published $394.62 – $1,016.68
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $5,732.65 $2,662.91 – $10,498.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $6,455.90 $2,567.95 – $9,052.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $4,574.35 $3,423.93 – $10,137.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $6,110.90 $936.16 – $936.16
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh $5,647.56 $255.48 – $929.89
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton $5,647.56 $255.48 – $929.89

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