Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital

3100 SUPERIOR AVE, SHEBOYGAN, WI · Hshs · · NPI 1730184342

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,087.02

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,647.00

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.

$202.86 with ANTHEM vs $1,647.00 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 ANTEHM MEDICAID $202.86 ↓ -81%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $202.86 ↓ -81%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $202.86 ↓ -81%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $202.86 ↓ -81%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $202.86 ↓ -81%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $215.03 ↓ -80%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $215.03 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $300.18 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $300.18 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $300.18 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $300.18 ↓ -72%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $300.18 ↓ -72%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $300.18 ↓ -72%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $300.18 ↓ -72%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $303.18 ↓ -72%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $675.41 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $753.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $753.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $753.00 ↓ -31%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $800.44 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $823.50 ↓ -24%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $988.20 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $988.20 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $988.20 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $988.20 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $988.20 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,021.14 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $1,045.85 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $1,045.85 ↓ -4%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $1,045.85 ↓ -4%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,051.28 ↓ -3%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $1,119.96 ↑ +3%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $1,119.96 ↑ +3%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,152.90 ↑ +6%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $1,152.90 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $1,185.84 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $1,185.84 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $1,185.84 ↑ +9%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $1,235.25 ↑ +14%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $1,235.25 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $1,235.25 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $1,301.13 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $1,317.60 ↑ +21%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,383.48 ↑ +27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1,383.48 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $1,399.95 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $1,399.95 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $1,515.24 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1,564.65 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $1,647.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $1,647.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $1,647.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $1,647.00 ↑ +52%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $1,020.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $636.53 $94.35 – $632.19
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $636.53 $94.35 – $632.19
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $2,295.63 $53.08 – $895.29
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $974.60 $223.61 – $4,401.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $779.90 $231.88 – $4,074.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,432.20 $223.61 – $4,198.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $1,140.15 $298.15 – $4,217.00

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