Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral additional (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

$744.48

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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.

$1,128.00

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.

$548.21 with HSHS EMPLOYEES vs $1,128.00 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
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $548.21 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $564.00 ↓ -24%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $565.72 ↓ -24%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $565.72 ↓ -24%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $565.72 ↓ -24%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $565.72 ↓ -24%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $565.72 ↓ -24%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $599.66 ↓ -19%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $599.67 ↓ -19%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $676.80 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $699.36 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $720.00 ↓ -3%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $789.60 ↑ +6%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $789.60 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $812.16 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $812.16 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $812.16 ↑ +9%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $846.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $846.00 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $846.00 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $891.12 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $902.40 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $947.52 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $947.52 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $958.80 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $958.80 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $1,037.76 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $1,071.60 ↑ +44%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $1,128.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $1,128.00 ↑ +52%

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Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral additional (both sides) at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $298.92 $94.54 – $682.40
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $6,119.97 $53.67 – $1,193.39
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $955.90 $1,704.00 – $1,704.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $1,896.95 $2,181.00 – $9,837.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $3,483.70 $1,887.00 – $5,512.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac $3,483.70 $1,887.00 – $5,512.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $3,483.70 $1,887.00 – $5,512.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin $920.61 $635.33 – $635.33

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