Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at SSM Health Monroe Hospital

515 22Nd Ave, Monroe, WI · SSM Health · · NPI 1073653523

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,526.25

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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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$2,775.00

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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.

$1,604.25 with Aetna vs $12,547.00 with BCBS — 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

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
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,604.25 ↑ +5%
Centivo Median(WI2) Other Commercial Plan $4,137.00 ↑ +171%
BCBS Blue Preferred / Blue Preferred Plus HMO/POS $4,743.00 ↑ +211%
BCBS Blue Access PPO $12,547.00 ↑ +722%
BCBS Blue Traditional Traditional $12,547.00 ↑ +722%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code 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 $4,459.95 $308.45 – $3,527.44
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $4,459.95 $308.45 – $3,527.44
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $3,566.92 $174.22 – $1,480.27
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $1,772.10 $1,203.19 – $4,867.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $1,945.90 $1,247.68 – $4,321.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $2,243.45 $1,203.19 – $4,982.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $3,294.50 $3,388.00 – $4,761.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $3,294.50 $1,225.21 – $4,761.00

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