Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital

855 S MAIN STREET, OCONTO FALLS, WI · Hshs · · NPI 1851477913

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$317.46

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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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$481.00

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.

$52.32 with CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED vs $481.00 with LIVE360 — 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

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
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $52.32 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $52.32 ↓ -84%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $52.32 ↓ -84%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $52.32 ↓ -84%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $52.32 ↓ -84%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $53.24 ↓ -83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $55.46 ↓ -83%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $55.46 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $60.17 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $115.44 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.44 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $115.44 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $115.44 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $115.44 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $116.59 ↓ -63%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $233.77 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $240.50 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $259.74 ↓ -18%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $288.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $288.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $288.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $288.60 ↓ -9%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $290.16 ↓ -9%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $290.16 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $300.63 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $307.02 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $379.99 ↑ +20%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $384.80 ↑ +21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $384.80 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $394.42 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $394.42 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $404.04 ↑ +27%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $408.85 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $408.85 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $408.85 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $408.85 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $428.09 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $428.09 ↑ +35%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $432.90 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $432.90 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $432.90 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $442.52 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $456.95 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $456.95 ↑ +44%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $481.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $481.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $481.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $481.00 ↑ +52%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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 $128.79 $24.95 – $117.56
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $128.79 $24.95 – $117.56
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $165.47 $15.41 – $70.70
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $39.75 $21.31 – $70.33
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $533.50 $37.96 – $490.82
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $488.95 $39.37 – $392.67
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $237.60 $37.96 – $401.60
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $334.95 $50.62 – $98.69

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