Cell marker study 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

$133.98

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.

$203.00

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.

$43.20 with ANTHEM vs $203.00 with CATERPILLAR, INC. — 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
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $43.20 ↓ -68%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $43.20 ↓ -68%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $43.20 ↓ -68%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $43.20 ↓ -68%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $43.20 ↓ -68%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $45.79 ↓ -66%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $45.79 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $48.72 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $48.72 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $48.72 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $48.72 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $48.72 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $49.21 ↓ -63%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $53.24 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $60.17 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -55%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $98.66 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $101.50 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $109.62 ↓ -18%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $121.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $121.80 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $121.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $121.80 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $126.88 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $129.57 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $160.37 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $162.40 ↑ +21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $162.40 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $166.46 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $166.46 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $170.52 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $172.55 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $172.55 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $172.55 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $172.55 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $180.67 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $180.67 ↑ +35%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $182.70 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $182.70 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $182.70 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $186.76 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $192.85 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $192.85 ↑ +44%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $203.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $203.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $203.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $203.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $203.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $203.00 ↑ +52%

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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $125.61 $51.17 – $135.31
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $125.61 $51.17 – $135.31
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SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $626.45 $39.37 – $420.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $305.25 $37.96 – $430.58
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $148.50 $50.62 – $123.12
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $124.85 $49.47 – $107.12
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $124.85 $38.66 – $99.48

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