Flow cytometry one marker technical component at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

1015 Bowles, Fenton, MO · SSM Health · · NPI 1851496152

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

$239.25

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.

$435.00

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.

$94.28 with BCBS vs $430.83 with Oscar — 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 $94.28 ↓ -61%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO $96.88 ↓ -60%
BCBS Anthem Blue Preferred HMO/POS $97.34 ↓ -59%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access PPO $104.99 ↓ -56%
Cigna OAP Other Commercial Plan $126.89 ↓ -47%
Healthlink Employers Choice All Commercial Plans $218.17 ↓ -9%
Healthlink HMO $218.17 ↓ -9%
UnitedHealthCare Options PPO $291.26 ↑ +22%
UnitedHealthCare St. Louis University Employee $291.26 ↑ +22%
UnitedHealthCare All Commercial Plans $291.26 ↑ +22%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $359.02 ↑ +50%
Aetna Gold Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $362.62 ↑ +52%
UnitedHealthCare Medicare Managed Care Plan $364.34 ↑ +52%
BCBS Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $364.41 ↑ +52%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $365.13 ↑ +53%
Aetna Advantra Medicare Managed Care Plan $371.59 ↑ +55%
Oscar Exchange $430.83 ↑ +80%

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Flow cytometry one marker technical component at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $239.25 $94.28 – $430.83
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $239.25 $94.28 – $430.83
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,170.40 $108.25 – $430.83
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $239.25 $94.28 – $291.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $239.25 $94.28 – $430.83
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $239.25 $94.28 – $430.83
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $182.60 $143.58 – $646.24
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $191.75 $43.18 – $472.24

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