Brach/thor cath 2nd 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

$1,450.68

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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.

$2,198.00

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.

$302.34 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN vs $2,198.00 with HUMANA — 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
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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
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $302.34 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $302.34 ↓ -79%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $302.34 ↓ -79%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $302.34 ↓ -79%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $302.34 ↓ -79%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $320.48 ↓ -78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $320.48 ↓ -78%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $1,068.23 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $1,099.00 ↓ -24%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $1,318.80 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,362.76 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,402.98 ↓ -3%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $1,538.60 ↑ +6%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $1,538.60 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $1,582.56 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $1,582.56 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $1,582.56 ↑ +9%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $1,648.50 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $1,648.50 ↑ +14%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $1,648.50 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $1,736.42 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $1,758.40 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $1,846.32 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,846.32 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $1,868.30 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $1,868.30 ↑ +29%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $1,893.00 ↑ +30%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $2,022.16 ↑ +39%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $2,048.23 ↑ +41%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $2,048.23 ↑ +41%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $2,048.23 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $2,088.10 ↑ +44%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $2,198.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $2,198.00 ↑ +52%

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Brach/thor cath 2nd at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $1,125.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $3,960.69 $410.52 – $4,525.13
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $3,960.69 $410.52 – $4,525.13
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $2,222.40 $23.41 – $245.42
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $1,749.00 $1,704.00 – $1,704.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $1,328.80 $2,036.00 – $2,036.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $1,945.35 $2,181.00 – $9,837.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $1,940.40 $1,887.00 – $5,512.00

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