Cytopath smear other source 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

$248.16

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.

$376.00

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.

$11.76 with COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE vs $376.00 with AETNA — 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
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $11.76 ↓ -95%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $11.76 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $11.76 ↓ -95%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $11.76 ↓ -95%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $11.76 ↓ -95%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $12.47 ↓ -95%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $12.47 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $50.96 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $50.96 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $50.96 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $50.96 ↓ -79%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $50.96 ↓ -79%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.96 ↓ -79%
MEDICA MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.96 ↓ -79%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $51.47 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $60.17 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.17 ↓ -76%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $114.67 ↓ -54%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $182.74 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $188.00 ↓ -24%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $209.47 ↓ -16%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $209.47 ↓ -16%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $209.47 ↓ -16%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $225.60 ↓ -9%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $225.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $225.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $225.60 ↓ -9%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $225.60 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $233.12 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $240.00 ↓ -3%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $249.45 ↑ +1%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $249.45 ↑ +1%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $263.20 ↑ +6%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $263.20 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $270.72 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $270.72 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $270.72 ↑ +9%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $282.00 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $282.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $282.00 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $297.04 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $300.80 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $315.84 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $315.84 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $319.60 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $319.60 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $345.92 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $357.20 ↑ +44%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $376.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $376.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $376.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $376.00 ↑ +52%

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Cytopath smear other source at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan not published $80.84 – $258.06
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $179.14 $51.15 – $134.97
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $179.14 $51.15 – $134.97
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $171.72 $51.88 – $143.37
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee $171.72 $51.88 – $143.37
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee $171.72 $51.88 – $143.37
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY $248.16 $11.76 – $225.60
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay $248.16 $12.20 – $225.60

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