Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) 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 $4,654.57 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $81.90
Aetna IVLHIX $91.64
Aetna KCCarePlus $95.71
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
CorVel Corporation KSWC $97.26
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $99.82
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $101.36
United MOMGMCD $101.93
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Aetna Local $128.29
Humana HMO $141.03
Humana ASO $141.03
Humana EPO $141.03
BCBS BlueAccess $141.11
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $141.11
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $141.11
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Aetna National $157.48
Cigna Comm $181.48
Humana PPO $182.06
Humana POS $182.06
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $672.33
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $961.94
NHC Advantage MGMCR $982.63
NHC Advantage MGMCD $982.63
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,034.35
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,137.78
United OptionsPPO $1,298.11
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,499.80
BCBS PC $1,499.80
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,810.11
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,079.04
Coventry WCOMP $2,079.04
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,120.41
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,223.85
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,327.28
BCBS Traditional $2,379.00
BCBS Participating $2,379.00
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,585.87
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,637.59
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,741.02
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,361.63
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,827.09
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,137.39
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,395.98
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,395.98
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,654.57

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $567.05 $62.74 – $191.98
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $567.05 $62.74 – $191.98
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $456.50 $72.04 – $154.07
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $567.05 $62.74 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $567.05 $62.74 – $191.98
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $567.05 $62.74 – $191.98
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $574.04 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $493.35 $20.00 – $139.62

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