Epoetin alfa in ns IV syringe 100 unit/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
12303 Depaul Drive, Bridgeton, MO · SSM Health · · NPI 1598835308
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$6.88 with Aetna vs $15.54 with Cigna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $6.88 | — |
| Aetna | Gold Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan | $6.94 | — |
| UnitedHealthCare | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $6.98 | — |
| BCBS | Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan | $6.98 | — |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $6.99 | — |
| Aetna | Advantra Medicare Managed Care Plan | $7.12 | — |
| Oscar | Exchange | $7.56 | — |
| BCBS | Anthem Blue Preferred HMO/POS | $8.95 | — |
| BCBS | Anthem Pathway Exchange | $8.95 | — |
| BCBS | Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO | $9.06 | — |
| UnitedHealthCare | All Commercial Plans | $10.66 | — |
| UnitedHealthCare | Options PPO | $10.66 | — |
| UnitedHealthCare | St. Louis University Employee | $10.66 | — |
| BCBS | Anthem Blue Access PPO | $14.23 | — |
| Cigna | OAP Other Commercial Plan | $15.54 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Epoetin alfa in ns IV syringe 100 unit/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $97.32 | $7.98 – $35.10 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $2,605.69 | $20.72 – $20.72 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage | $2,431.97 | $7.98 – $448.40 |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard | Dexter | $2,084.55 | $7.17 – $268.80 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark | $2,091.50 | $7.60 – $31.28 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $6.88 – $15.54 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | not published | $6.46 – $17.20 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | not published | $8.95 – $15.54 |