Mayo vasoactive intestinal peptide 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

$95.93

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.

$181.00

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.

$21.10 with NETWORK HEALTH vs $83.03 with ANTHEM PPO — 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
NETWORK HEALTH 1289_NETWORK HEALTH PLAN 20250701 $21.10 ↓ -78%
ALLIANCE 1166_ALLIANCE 20241001 $29.53 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1205_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT OUTPATIENT 20250101 $35.33 ↓ -63%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1321_MEDICARE REPLACEMENT INPATIENT 20251001 $35.33 ↓ -63%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1208_VETERAN ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $35.33 ↓ -63%
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1323_VETERAN ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $35.33 ↓ -63%
SEHN 1171_SEHN 20241001 $37.10 ↓ -61%
CENTIVO NW3 1255_CENTIVO NW3 20250101 $40.98 ↓ -57%
CENTIVO NW2 1254_CENTIVO NW2 20250101 $43.10 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO NW1 1253_CENTIVO NW1 20250101 $45.22 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTH CARE 1282_UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 $49.08 ↓ -49%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 605_UNITED HEALTH CARE BEHAVIORAL 20171024 $49.08 ↓ -49%
SMART HEALTH 1206_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $49.46 ↓ -48%
SMART HEALTH 1317_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $49.46 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 1277_ANTHEM BLUE CONNECTION 20250701 $49.46 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM PATHWAYS 1242_ANTHEM PATHWAYS 20250101 $50.17 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM HMO POS 1275_ANTHEM HMO POS 20250701 $54.76 ↓ -43%
WPS 1272_WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PPO 20250701 $59.93 ↓ -38%
CCHP 1280_CCHP 20250701 $72.68 ↓ -24%
ANTHEM PPO 1276_ANTHEM PPO 20250701 $83.03 ↓ -13%

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Mayo vasoactive intestinal peptide at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $135.15 $30.19 – $136.52
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $95.93 $21.10 – $83.03
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $135.15 $30.19 – $136.52
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $178.40 $21.20 – $46.04
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $77.55 $26.50 – $126.73
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $94.05 $26.50 – $101.41
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $64.90 $26.50 – $103.70
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $196.90 $35.33 – $61.83

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