Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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

$168.30

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$255.00

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$30.10 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $255.00 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.10 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $30.10 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.10 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.20 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $61.20 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $61.20 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $61.20 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $61.20 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $61.81 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $80.23 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $80.23 ↓ -52%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $123.93 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $127.50 ↓ -24%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $135.64 ↓ -19%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $135.64 ↓ -19%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $135.64 ↓ -19%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $135.64 ↓ -19%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $135.64 ↓ -19%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $137.70 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $143.78 ↓ -15%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $143.78 ↓ -15%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $153.00 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $153.00 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $153.00 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $153.00 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $159.38 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $162.77 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $201.45 ↑ +20%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $204.00 ↑ +21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $204.00 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $209.10 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $209.10 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $214.20 ↑ +27%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $216.75 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $216.75 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $216.75 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $216.75 ↑ +29%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $226.95 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $226.95 ↑ +35%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $229.50 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $229.50 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $229.50 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $234.60 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $242.25 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $242.25 ↑ +44%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $255.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $255.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $255.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $255.00 ↑ +52%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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 $170.66 $24.95 – $60.27
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $170.66 $24.95 – $60.27
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $167.12 $10.35 – $66.73
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $85.33 $20.37 – $21.73
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $55.00 $131.30 – $131.30
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $50.05 $105.05 – $105.05
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $24.20 $107.43 – $107.43
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $287.10 $27.28 – $27.28

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