Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance 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

$1,364.88

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$2,068.00

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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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$496.32 with ANTHEM vs $2,068.00 with PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $496.32 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $496.32 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $496.32 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $496.32 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $496.32 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $501.28 ↓ -63%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $721.17 ↓ -47%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $1,005.05 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $1,034.00 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $1,116.72 ↓ -18%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $1,240.30 ↓ -9%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $1,240.30 ↓ -9%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $1,240.30 ↓ -9%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $1,240.30 ↓ -9%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $1,240.30 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $1,292.50 ↓ -5%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $1,314.72 ↓ -4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $1,314.72 ↓ -4%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,320.00 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $1,633.72 ↑ +20%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $1,654.40 ↑ +21%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $1,654.40 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,695.76 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $1,695.76 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,737.12 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $1,757.80 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $1,757.80 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $1,757.80 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $1,757.80 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1,840.52 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $1,840.52 ↑ +35%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,861.20 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $1,861.20 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $1,861.20 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $1,902.56 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $1,964.60 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1,964.60 ↑ +44%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $2,068.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $2,068.00 ↑ +52%

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Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance 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 $1,098.16 $137.58 – $1,483.13
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $1,098.16 $137.58 – $1,483.13
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $2,310.33 $77.48 – $958.79
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $1,155.55 $514.23 – $4,401.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $2,057.55 $533.25 – $4,074.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,933.25 $514.23 – $4,198.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $851.40 $685.65 – $4,217.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $2,013.00 $2,654.00 – $3,030.00

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