X-ray surgical specimen 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

$397.98

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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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$603.00

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.

$104.34 with ANTHEM vs $603.00 with CATERPILLAR, INC. — 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 $104.34 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $104.34 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $144.72 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $144.72 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $144.72 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.72 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $144.72 ↓ -64%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $146.17 ↓ -63%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $192.14 ↓ -52%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $192.14 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $192.14 ↓ -52%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $192.14 ↓ -52%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $192.14 ↓ -52%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $203.67 ↓ -49%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $203.67 ↓ -49%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $293.06 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $301.50 ↓ -24%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $325.62 ↓ -18%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $376.88 ↓ -5%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $384.89 ↓ -3%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $456.60 ↑ +15%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $456.60 ↑ +15%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $456.60 ↑ +15%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $456.60 ↑ +15%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $476.37 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $482.40 ↑ +21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $482.40 ↑ +21%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $494.46 ↑ +24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $494.46 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $495.60 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $495.60 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $495.60 ↑ +25%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $506.52 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $512.55 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $512.55 ↑ +29%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $512.55 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $512.55 ↑ +29%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $536.67 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $536.67 ↑ +35%
COFINITY COFINITY $542.70 ↑ +36%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $542.70 ↑ +36%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $542.70 ↑ +36%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $554.76 ↑ +39%
UNITY HEALTH PLAN UNITY HOSPICE $558.25 ↑ +40%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $572.85 ↑ +44%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $572.85 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $603.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $603.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $603.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $603.00 ↑ +52%

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