Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp 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

$1,196.58

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.

$1,813.00

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.

$435.12 with ANTHEM vs $1,813.00 with PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK — 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 ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $435.12 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $435.12 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $435.12 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $435.12 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $435.12 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $439.47 ↓ -63%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $881.12 ↓ -26%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $903.63 ↓ -24%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $906.50 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $979.02 ↓ -18%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $1,133.13 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,157.24 ↓ -3%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $1,240.30 ↑ +4%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $1,240.30 ↑ +4%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $1,240.30 ↑ +4%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $1,240.30 ↑ +4%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $1,240.30 ↑ +4%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $1,314.72 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $1,314.72 ↑ +10%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $1,432.27 ↑ +20%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $1,450.40 ↑ +21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $1,450.40 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,486.66 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $1,486.66 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,522.92 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $1,541.05 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $1,541.05 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $1,541.05 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $1,541.05 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1,613.57 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $1,613.57 ↑ +35%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,631.70 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $1,631.70 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $1,631.70 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $1,667.96 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $1,722.35 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1,722.35 ↑ +44%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $1,813.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $1,813.00 ↑ +52%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $442.55 $135.76 – $1,906.70
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $2,735.33 $78.18 – $1,066.78
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SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $1,403.05 $859.12 – $4,217.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $1,185.25 $2,654.00 – $3,030.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $1,185.25 $656.13 – $3,030.00
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