Abdominal MRI (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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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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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 $14,025.95 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 $206.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $217.02
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
United MOMGMCD $351.37
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $387.76
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
CorVel Corporation KSWC $460.46
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $472.58
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $479.85
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Cigna Comm $634.84
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $867.06
BCBS BlueAccess $867.06
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $867.06
Humana HMO $971.71
Humana ASO $971.71
Humana EPO $971.71
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Humana PPO $1,254.36
Humana POS $1,254.36
Aetna Local $1,514.00
Aetna National $1,836.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,025.97
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,898.70
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,961.03
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,961.03
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,116.88
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,428.57
United OptionsPPO $3,911.68
BCBS PC $4,519.47
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,519.47
Universal Healthcare MCR $5,454.54
Aetna FHMedicalRental $6,264.92
Coventry WCOMP $6,264.92
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $6,389.60
College Park Family Care Center COMM $6,701.29
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,012.98
BCBS Traditional $7,168.82
BCBS Participating $7,168.82
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $7,792.19
Aetna NATIONALNAP $7,948.04
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $8,259.73
CorVel Corporation MOWC $10,129.85
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $11,532.45
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $12,467.51
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $13,246.73
CCO, Inc. COMM $13,246.73
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $14,025.95

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,705.00 $349.44 – $1,397.71
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,705.00 $349.44 – $1,397.71
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,935.45 $342.45 – $1,348.51
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,705.00 $368.45 – $1,397.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,705.00 $349.44 – $1,397.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,705.00 $349.44 – $1,397.71
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $2,651.35 $426.23 – $468.85
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $2,174.90 $191.82 – $1,915.19

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