Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue 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

$262.68

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$398.00

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$95.52 with ANTHEM vs $398.00 with HEALTHSMART — 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
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $95.52 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $95.52 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $95.52 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $95.52 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $95.52 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $96.48 ↓ -63%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $135.64 ↓ -48%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $135.64 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $135.64 ↓ -48%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $135.64 ↓ -48%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $135.64 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $136.13 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $136.13 ↓ -48%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $143.78 ↓ -45%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $143.78 ↓ -45%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $174.06 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $188.70 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -28%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $193.43 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $199.00 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $214.92 ↓ -18%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $238.80 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $238.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $238.80 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $238.80 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $248.75 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $254.04 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $314.42 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $318.40 ↑ +21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $318.40 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $326.36 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $326.36 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $334.32 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $338.30 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $338.30 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $338.30 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $338.30 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $354.22 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $354.22 ↑ +35%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $358.20 ↑ +36%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $358.20 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $358.20 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $366.16 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $378.10 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $378.10 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $398.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $398.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $398.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $398.00 ↑ +52%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue 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 $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $314.01 $18.17 – $122.46
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $171.19 $32.00 – $46.45
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $228.80 $124.11 – $218.69
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $209.00 $128.70 – $174.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $137.50 $124.11 – $178.92
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $436.15 $46.30 – $165.49

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