Abdominal CT scan (without 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 $8,948.35 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 $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $62.96
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
United MOMGMCD $101.93
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $117.53
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
CorVel Corporation KSWC $139.56
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $143.24
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $145.44
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
BCBS BlueAccess $302.12
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $302.12
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $302.12
Humana HMO $340.14
Humana ASO $340.14
Humana EPO $340.14
Humana PPO $439.08
Humana POS $439.08
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,292.54
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,849.33
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,889.10
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,889.10
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,988.52
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,187.37
United OptionsPPO $2,495.60
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,883.36
BCBS PC $2,883.36
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,479.91
Coventry WCOMP $3,996.93
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,996.93
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,076.47
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,275.32
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,474.17
BCBS Traditional $4,573.60
BCBS Participating $4,573.60
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,971.31
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,070.73
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,269.58
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,462.70
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $7,357.53
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,954.09
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $8,451.22
CCO, Inc. COMM $8,451.22
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $8,948.35

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Abdominal CT scan (without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $815.10 $89.98 – $352.63
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $815.10 $89.98 – $352.63
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,155.00 $102.62 – $440.35
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $815.10 $89.98 – $352.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $815.10 $89.98 – $352.63
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $815.10 $89.98 – $352.63
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $895.62 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,504.10 $59.96 – $139.62

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