Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection 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

$163.13

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.

$163.13

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.

$19.06 with BCBS vs $146.82 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
BCBS TRICARE $19.06 ↓ -88%
Home State Health Plan MCD $20.01 ↓ -88%
United KSMGMCD $25.59 ↓ -84%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $26.10 ↓ -84%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $26.36 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.61 ↓ -84%
Unicare MGMCD $26.61 ↓ -84%
United MOMGMCD $32.40 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $35.89 ↓ -78%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $35.89 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $35.89 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $40.95 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $42.22 ↓ -74%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $47.31 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $47.31 ↓ -71%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $48.94 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $48.94 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $48.94 ↓ -70%
Coventry WCOMP $65.58 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $66.88 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $73.41 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $75.04 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $75.04 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $81.56 ↓ -50%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $106.03 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $120.72 ↓ -26%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $130.50 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $130.50 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $138.66 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $138.66 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $146.82 ↓ -10%

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Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $120.00 $25.59 – $28.82
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $130.00 $34.27 – $34.27
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $169.00 $21.62 – $25.59
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $129.02 $29.29 – $29.29
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $132.87 $21.62 – $52.16
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $231.19 $19.06 – $26.61
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $153.75 $19.06 – $27.64
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $418.00 $19.82 – $26.61

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