Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast) 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

$1,906.08

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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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$2,888.00

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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.

$179.97 with ANTHEM vs $2,888.00 with COFINITY — 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

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
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $179.97 ↓ -91%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $179.97 ↓ -91%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $179.97 ↓ -91%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $179.97 ↓ -91%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $179.97 ↓ -91%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $190.76 ↓ -90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $190.77 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE $341.18 ↓ -82%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $341.18 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO $341.18 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $341.18 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA MEDICARE $341.18 ↓ -82%
MEDICA MEDICA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $341.18 ↓ -82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $341.18 ↓ -82%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $344.59 ↓ -82%
NAPHCARE ALL COMMERICAL NAPHCARE $767.66 ↓ -60%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $1,335.00 ↓ -30%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $1,403.57 ↓ -26%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $1,430.00 ↓ -25%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $1,430.00 ↓ -25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $1,444.00 ↓ -24%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $1,444.47 ↓ -24%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $1,444.47 ↓ -24%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $1,444.47 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,513.40 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,513.40 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $1,513.40 ↓ -21%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $1,732.80 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $1,790.56 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $1,843.41 ↓ -3%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $2,021.60 ↑ +6%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $2,021.60 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $2,079.36 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $2,079.36 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $2,079.36 ↑ +9%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $2,166.00 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $2,166.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $2,166.00 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $2,281.52 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $2,310.40 ↑ +21%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $2,383.00 ↑ +25%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $2,383.00 ↑ +25%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $2,383.00 ↑ +25%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $2,425.92 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2,425.92 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $2,454.80 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $2,454.80 ↑ +29%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $2,656.96 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $2,743.60 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $2,888.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $2,888.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $2,888.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $2,888.00 ↑ +52%

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast) at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $2,210.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $2,857.76 $140.47 – $828.27
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $2,857.76 $140.47 – $828.27
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $2,384.25 $254.15 – $2,528.02
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $2,251.70 $263.55 – $1,814.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $2,611.40 $254.15 – $1,903.47
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $3,480.40 $338.87 – $620.08
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon $1,873.85 $778.46 – $778.46

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