ER Visit (level 2) 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

$273.24

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.

$414.00

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.

$150.16 with AETNA vs $414.00 with PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK — 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
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $150.16 ↓ -45%
MEDICA MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $150.16 ↓ -45%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $150.16 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $150.16 ↓ -45%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $150.16 ↓ -45%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $150.16 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $150.16 ↓ -45%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $151.66 ↓ -44%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $201.20 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $207.00 ↓ -24%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $248.40 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $256.68 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $264.26 ↓ -3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $289.80 ↑ +6%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $289.80 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $298.08 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $298.08 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $298.08 ↑ +9%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $310.50 ↑ +14%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $310.50 ↑ +14%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $310.50 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $327.06 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $331.20 ↑ +21%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $337.86 ↑ +24%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $347.76 ↑ +27%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $347.76 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $351.90 ↑ +29%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $351.90 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $380.88 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $393.30 ↑ +44%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $414.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $414.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $414.00 ↑ +52%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $414.00 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $414.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $414.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $414.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $414.00 ↑ +52%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $414.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $414.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $414.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $414.00 ↑ +52%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $414.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $414.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $414.00 ↑ +52%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $414.00 ↑ +52%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID not published by hospital
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID not published by hospital
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED not published by hospital
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED not published by hospital
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID not published by hospital
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD not published by hospital
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 2) at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $470.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $457.92 $66.88 – $339.15
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $457.92 $66.88 – $339.15
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $719.99 $12.65 – $39.86
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $276.10 $111.86 – $149.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $460.90 $115.99 – $154.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $652.85 $111.86 – $149.14
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $370.70 $149.14 – $149.14

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