Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$217.14

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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.

$329.00

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.

$78.96 with HUMANA vs $329.00 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
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $78.96 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $78.96 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $78.96 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $78.96 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $78.96 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $79.75 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $135.78 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $135.78 ↓ -37%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $137.51 ↓ -37%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $137.51 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $137.51 ↓ -37%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $137.51 ↓ -37%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $137.51 ↓ -37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $145.76 ↓ -33%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $145.76 ↓ -33%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $159.89 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $164.50 ↓ -24%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $174.06 ↓ -20%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $177.66 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.70 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $188.70 ↓ -13%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $197.40 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $197.40 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $197.40 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $197.40 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $205.63 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $210.00 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $259.91 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $263.20 ↑ +21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $263.20 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $269.78 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $269.78 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $276.36 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $279.65 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $279.65 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $279.65 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $279.65 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $292.81 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $292.81 ↑ +35%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $296.10 ↑ +36%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $296.10 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $296.10 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $302.68 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $312.55 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $312.55 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $329.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $329.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $329.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $329.00 ↑ +52%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $29.68 $21.83 – $367.00
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $128.24 $24.25 – $165.52
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $132.55 $124.11 – $274.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $154.00 $128.70 – $219.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $145.20 $124.11 – $224.69
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $168.85 $46.18 – $165.49
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $226.05 $55.91 – $143.50
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $226.05 $55.91 – $325.23

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