Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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

$198.66

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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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$301.00

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.

$29.95 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $301.00 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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $29.95 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.95 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.95 ↓ -85%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $38.16 ↓ -81%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $52.32 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $52.32 ↓ -74%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $52.32 ↓ -74%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $52.32 ↓ -74%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $52.32 ↓ -74%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $55.46 ↓ -72%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $55.46 ↓ -72%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $72.24 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $72.24 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $72.24 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $72.24 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.24 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $72.96 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $82.51 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $82.51 ↓ -58%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $146.29 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $150.50 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $162.54 ↓ -18%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $180.60 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $180.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $180.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $180.60 ↓ -9%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $188.13 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $192.13 ↓ -3%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $237.79 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $240.80 ↑ +21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $240.80 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $246.82 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $246.82 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $252.84 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $255.85 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $255.85 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $255.85 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $255.85 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $267.89 ↑ +35%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $267.89 ↑ +35%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $270.90 ↑ +36%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $270.90 ↑ +36%
COFINITY COFINITY $270.90 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $276.92 ↑ +39%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $285.95 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $285.95 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $301.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $301.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $301.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $301.00 ↑ +52%

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Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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 $164.30 $9.32 – $84.06
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $164.30 $9.32 – $84.06
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $167.12 $6.17 – $65.17
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale $51.41 $6.65 – $23.20
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $145.20 $27.21 – $176.25
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $132.55 $28.22 – $140.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $64.90 $27.21 – $144.21
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $99.55 $28.07 – $36.28

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