Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

$370.26

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$561.00

Gross charge

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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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$47.89 with HUMANA vs $561.00 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

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
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE HMO $47.89 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HUMANA NATIIONAL POS HMO $47.89 ↓ -87%
HUMANA ALL COMMERCIAL HUMANA HPN CHOICECARE $47.89 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM ANTEHM MEDICAID $49.70 ↓ -87%
COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE COMMUNITY CARE FAMILY CARE MEDICAID MANAGED $49.70 ↓ -87%
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN MERIDIAN HMO MCD $49.70 ↓ -87%
CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED CONTINUUS MEDICAID MANAGED $49.70 ↓ -87%
MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID $49.70 ↓ -87%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA MEDICAID $52.68 ↓ -86%
TRIOLOGY TRILOGY MEDICAID $52.69 ↓ -86%
HSHS EMPLOYEES HSHS EMPLOYEES $272.65 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF WI ALL COMMERICAL MOLINA MARKETPLACE $280.50 ↓ -24%
ARISE HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL ARISE HEALTH PLAN $336.60 ↓ -9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION PPP $347.82 ↓ -6%
SECURITY HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERCIAL SECURITY HEALTH PLAN BROAD NETWORK $358.09 ↓ -3%
CIGNA ALL COMMERCIAL CIGNA $392.70 ↑ +6%
INTERPLAN ALL COMMERCIAL INTERPLAN HEALTH GROUP $392.70 ↑ +6%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION $403.92 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA INSURANCE CORPORATION TRUST SELECT $403.92 ↑ +9%
WEA PROVIDER NETWORK WEA TRUST PPP/TRUST PREFERRED $403.92 ↑ +9%
HEALTH EOS ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTH EOS $420.75 ↑ +14%
HEALTHSMART ALL COMMERCIAL HEALTHSMART $420.75 ↑ +14%
NETWORK HEALTH PLAN ALL COMMERICAL NETWORK HEALTH PLAN $420.75 ↑ +14%
TRIOLOGY ALL COMMERCIAL TRIOLOGY $443.19 ↑ +20%
WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICE $448.80 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS ALL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLAN $471.24 ↑ +27%
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $471.24 ↑ +27%
CHOICECARE ALL COMMERCIAL CHOICE CARE $476.85 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA CHOICE CARE PPO $476.85 ↑ +29%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 $482.00 ↑ +30%
ANTHEM ANTHEM POS/HMO $500.00 ↑ +35%
ANTHEM ANTHEM PPO $500.00 ↑ +35%
NORTH CENTRAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE NEHA $516.12 ↑ +39%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA360 - NETWORK $521.52 ↑ +41%
PREVEA HEALTH NETWORK PREVEA EMPLOYEES $521.52 ↑ +41%
P360 SMALL GROUP PREVEA 360 SMALL GROUP COMMERCIAL PLAN $521.52 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH ALL COMMERCIAL FIRST HEALTH NETWORK $532.95 ↑ +44%
AETNA ALL COMMERCIAL AETNA $561.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $561.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC ONEIDA NATION $561.00 ↑ +52%
LIVE360 LIVE360 HSHS HEALTHY PLAN $561.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE ALL COMMERCIAL UNITED HEALTHCARE $561.00 ↑ +52%
CATERPILLAR, INC. UHC CATERPILLAR EMPLOYER GROUP $561.00 ↑ +52%
COFINITY COFINITY $561.00 ↑ +52%

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Wisconsin hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan $690.00 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee $351.92 $22.39 – $47.67
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon $351.92 $22.39 – $47.67
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison $1,091.16 $12.39 – $425.55
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo $359.70 $185.20 – $185.20
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville $444.95 $132.91 – $132.91
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison $435.05 $139.43 – $139.43
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe $695.20 $46.24 – $46.24

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