Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER

19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

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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.

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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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $9,999.60 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — 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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $101.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $106.23
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
United MOMGMCD $171.99
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $218.40
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
CorVel Corporation KSWC $259.35
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $266.18
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $270.27
Cigna Comm $303.29
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS BlueAccess $441.28
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $441.28
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $441.28
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Humana EPO $490.23
Humana ASO $490.23
Humana HMO $490.23
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Humana PPO $632.83
Humana POS $632.83
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,444.39
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,066.58
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,111.03
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,111.03
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,222.13
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,444.35
United OptionsPPO $2,788.78
BCBS PC $3,222.09
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,222.09
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,888.73
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,466.49
Coventry WCOMP $4,466.49
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,555.37
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,777.59
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,999.80
BCBS Traditional $5,110.91
BCBS Participating $5,110.91
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,555.34
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,666.44
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,888.66
CorVel Corporation MOWC $7,221.94
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $8,221.90
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $8,888.54
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $9,444.07
CCO, Inc. COMM $9,444.07
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $9,999.60

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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $166.67 – $655.22
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $166.67 – $655.22
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,375.00 $172.17 – $818.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $166.67 – $655.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $166.67 – $655.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $166.67 – $655.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,058.64 $174.72 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,954.55 $101.17 – $233.71

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