RC 312

Histology laboratory tissue examination at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

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Original text from hospital filings

M/Phmtrc Alys Ishquant/Semiq Cptr Ea Multip

Smith, AR

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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith’s median price of $162 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($167), higher than 47% of the 1,641 hospitals reporting RC 312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 312 at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 17 payers, 38 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna hb ftsm coventry/aetna facility · case rate · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	1–10	$27 – $27
2	First Health hb ftsm first health_ccn facility · per diem · outpatient	$28	$28	—	—	1–10	$28 – $28
3	Cigna hb ftsm cigna facility · other · outpatient	$71	$76	$38	50%	130–175	$24 – $149
4	Aetna hb ftsm coventry/aetna facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$52	$84	$105	125%	—	$5 – $541
5	Medicaid hb ftsm ark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$85	$96	113%	—	$7 – $643
6	Caresource hb ftsm caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$87	$98	113%	—	$7 – $655
7	UnitedHealthcare hb ftsm,wldar,ozkar,prsar,bnvr uhc facility · per diem · outpatient	$99	$123	$78	64%	993–1,110	$42 – $379
8	Aetna hb ftsm coventry/aetna facility · per diem · outpatient	$138	$123	$65	53%	43–70	$28 – $189
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield hb ftsm managed medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$88	$148	$212	144%	—	$7 – $1.3k
10	Optum hb ftsm,wldar,ozkar,prsar,bnvr uhc facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$153	$161	105%	—	$7 – $628
11	UnitedHealthcare hb ftsm,wldar,ozkar,prsar,bnvr uhc facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$153	$161	105%	—	$7 – $628
12	Cigna hb ftsm cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$121	$158	$143	91%	—	$14 – $865
13	First Health hb ftsm first health_ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$118	$190	$237	125%	—	$12 – $1.2k
14	Humana hb ftsm humana facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$203	$234	$154	66%	—	$60 – $740
15	MultiPlan hb ftsm,wldar,ozkar,prsar multi plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$214	$248	$163	66%	5–50	$64 – $786
16	First Health hb ftsm first health_ccn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$251	$298	$142	47%	—	$135 – $651
17	Aetna hb ftsm coventry/aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$309	$147	47%	—	$140 – $674
18	Medicaid hb ftsm mo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$146	$562	$1.6k	277%	—	$21 – $9.7k
19	Humana hb ftsm ok managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$110	$779	$1.6k	203%	108–117	$14 – $9.3k
20	Aetna hb ftsm ok managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$787	$1.6k	202%	31	$14 – $9.3k
21	Medicaid hb ftsm ok medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$112	$850	$1.7k	199%	—	$14 – $9.3k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield hb ftsm bcbs exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$162	$1.0k	$1.8k	171%	218–299	$7 – $10.5k
23	Anthem hb ftsm blue cross facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$1.1k	$1.9k	171%	1–10	$7 – $11.4k
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield hb ftsm blue cross facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$1.1k	$1.9k	170%	541–604	$7 – $11.4k
25	Aetna hb ftsm managed medicare facility · other · outpatient	$341	$1.2k	$1.8k	153%	38–146	$27 – $10.1k

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Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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