Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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

$25.38

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$38.45

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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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$1.09 with PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK vs $32.62 with SECURITY HEALTH PLAN — 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

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
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $1.09 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.09 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $1.09 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.09 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $1.12 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $1.14 ↓ -96%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $1.14 ↓ -96%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $1.14 ↓ -96%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $1.18 ↓ -95%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $1.18 ↓ -95%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $1.18 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $1.39 ↓ -95%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $15.70 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $16.15 ↓ -36%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $19.38 ↓ -24%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $20.03 ↓ -21%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $20.62 ↓ -19%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $22.61 ↓ -11%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $23.26 ↓ -8%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $23.26 ↓ -8%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $23.26 ↓ -8%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $24.23 ↓ -5%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $24.23 ↓ -5%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $24.23 ↓ -5%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $25.52 ↑ +1%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $25.84 ↑ +2%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $27.13 ↑ +7%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $27.13 ↑ +7%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $27.46 ↑ +8%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $27.46 ↑ +8%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $29.72 ↑ +17%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $30.69 ↑ +21%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $32.30 ↑ +27%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $32.30 ↑ +27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICARE $32.30 ↑ +27%
MEDICARE MANAGED MANAGED MEDICARE NO SEQUESTRATION $32.30 ↑ +27%
COFINITY COFINITY $32.30 ↑ +27%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $32.30 ↑ +27%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WI $32.62 ↑ +29%

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $79.35 $0.62 – $1.53
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $14.40 $0.67 – $15.30
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee $97.53 $0.62 – $1.53
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit $63.00 $0.62 – $1.53
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay $55.87 $0.62 – $1.53
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers $37.19 $0.62 – $1.53
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis $65.96 $0.62 – $1.53
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette $10.89 $0.62 – $1.53

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