Lumbar diskogram s&i 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

$2,484.90

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.

$3,765.00

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.

$299.69 with ANTHEM vs $3,765.00 with HEALTHSMART — 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 POS/HMO $299.69 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $299.69 ↓ -88%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $456.60 ↓ -82%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $456.60 ↓ -82%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $456.60 ↓ -82%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $456.60 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $495.60 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $495.60 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $495.60 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $903.60 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $903.60 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $903.60 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $903.60 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $903.60 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $907.85 ↓ -63%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $907.85 ↓ -63%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $907.85 ↓ -63%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $907.85 ↓ -63%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $907.85 ↓ -63%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $912.64 ↓ -63%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $962.32 ↓ -61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $962.32 ↓ -61%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $1,829.79 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $1,882.50 ↓ -24%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $1,995.02 ↓ -20%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $2,033.10 ↓ -18%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $2,353.13 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $2,403.20 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $2,974.35 ↑ +20%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $3,012.00 ↑ +21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $3,012.00 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $3,087.30 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $3,087.30 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $3,162.60 ↑ +27%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $3,200.25 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $3,200.25 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $3,200.25 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $3,200.25 ↑ +29%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $3,350.85 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $3,350.85 ↑ +35%
COFINITY COFINITY $3,388.50 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $3,388.50 ↑ +36%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $3,388.50 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $3,463.80 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $3,576.75 ↑ +44%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $3,576.75 ↑ +44%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $3,765.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $3,765.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $3,765.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $3,765.00 ↑ +52%

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Lumbar diskogram s&i at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $5,545.69 $36.87 – $2,162.82
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $1,877.70 $596.48 – $1,896.75
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SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $2,878.15 $145.20 – $1,896.75
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $3,359.40 $183.68 – $183.68
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $3,359.40 $183.68 – $3,727.72
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