Nr lnr acclrtr tx max 5 sessions at Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc.
3237 S. 16th St, Milwaukee, WI · Ascension · · NPI 1225087190
$18,998.91
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.
$35,847.00
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.
$4,527.99 with WPS vs $27,960.66 with CIGNA — 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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| WPS | 1272_WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PPO 20250701 | $4,527.99 | ↓ -76% |
| CENTIVO NW3 | 1255_CENTIVO NW3 20250101 | $4,909.00 | ↓ -74% |
| CENTIVO NW2 | 1254_CENTIVO NW2 20250101 | $5,145.00 | ↓ -73% |
| CENTIVO NW1 | 1253_CENTIVO NW1 20250101 | $5,258.00 | ↓ -72% |
| UNITED HEALTH CARE | 1282_UNITED HEALTH CARE 20250701 | $5,972.00 | ↓ -69% |
| CIGNA | 1273_CIGNA 20250701 | $27,960.66 | ↑ +47% |
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Nr lnr acclrtr tx max 5 sessions 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 | $17,271.64 | $1,637.24 – $4,396.74 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee | $18,998.91 | $4,527.99 – $4,527.99 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon | $17,271.64 | $1,637.24 – $4,396.74 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo | $8,078.95 | $1,302.59 – $14,800.58 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville | $7,264.40 | $1,350.77 – $10,621.59 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison | Madison | $6,302.45 | $1,302.59 – $11,143.95 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon | $5,894.35 | $4,557.69 – $4,557.69 |
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac | $5,894.35 | $1,326.43 – $3,413.36 |