Application finger splntstatic 29130 at SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

12303 Depaul Drive, Bridgeton, MO · SSM Health · · NPI 1598835308

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$198.55

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.

$361.00

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.

$30.03 with BCBS vs $4,261.00 with Aetna — 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
BCBS Anthem Pathway Exchange $30.03 ↓ -85%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO $30.86 ↓ -84%
BCBS Anthem Blue Preferred HMO/POS $31.01 ↓ -84%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access PPO $33.45 ↓ -83%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $133.26 ↓ -33%
Aetna Gold Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $134.60 ↓ -32%
UnitedHealthCare Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.24 ↓ -32%
BCBS Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.26 ↓ -32%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.53 ↓ -32%
Aetna Advantra Medicare Managed Care Plan $137.93 ↓ -31%
Oscar Exchange $159.92 ↓ -19%
Cigna OAP Other Commercial Plan $279.00 ↑ +41%
UnitedHealthCare St. Louis University Employee $541.00 ↑ +172%
UnitedHealthCare All Commercial Plans $719.00 ↑ +262%
UnitedHealthCare Options PPO $932.00 ↑ +369%
Ambetter Exchange $2,167.00 ↑ +991%
Healthlink Employers Choice All Commercial Plans $2,302.00 ↑ +1059%
Aetna Carelink Other Commercial Plan $2,444.00 ↑ +1131%
Aetna NBD Other Commercial Plan $3,760.00 ↑ +1794%
Healthlink HMO $3,829.00 ↑ +1828%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $4,261.00 ↑ +2046%

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Application finger splntstatic 29130 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $198.55 $30.03 – $2,302.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $881.10 $34.49 – $3,085.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $198.55 $30.03 – $2,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $198.55 $30.03 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $198.55 $30.03 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $289.08 $132.53 – $2,277.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $146.90 $21.60 – $169.23
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $196.30 $153.85 – $169.23

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