Change cystostomy tube simple 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

$543.84

Cash price

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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.

$824.00

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.

$38.07 with MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN vs $824.00 with COFINITY — 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
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $38.07 ↓ -93%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $38.07 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $38.07 ↓ -93%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $38.07 ↓ -93%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $38.07 ↓ -93%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $40.35 ↓ -93%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $40.36 ↓ -93%
MEDICA MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $244.34 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $244.34 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $244.34 ↓ -55%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $244.34 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $244.34 ↓ -55%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $244.34 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $244.34 ↓ -55%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $246.78 ↓ -55%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $400.46 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $412.00 ↓ -24%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $494.40 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $494.40 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $494.40 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $494.40 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $494.40 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $510.88 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $523.24 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $523.24 ↓ -4%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $523.24 ↓ -4%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $525.96 ↓ -3%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $549.77 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $560.32 ↑ +3%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $560.32 ↑ +3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $576.80 ↑ +6%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $576.80 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $593.28 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $593.28 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $593.28 ↑ +9%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $618.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $618.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $618.00 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $650.96 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $659.20 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $692.16 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $692.16 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $700.40 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $700.40 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $753.00 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $753.00 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $753.00 ↑ +38%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $758.08 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $782.80 ↑ +44%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $824.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $824.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $824.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $824.00 ↑ +52%

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