Acyclovir 5 mg/ml in ns IV syringe (neo/ped) - cnr at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
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Cash price 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 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.
$0.04 with BCBS vs $20.19 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | TRICARE | $0.04 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $0.04 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $0.07 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $0.12 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $0.12 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $0.12 | — |
| United | KSMGMCD | $0.12 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $0.12 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $0.20 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $4.93 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $4.93 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $4.93 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $5.63 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $6.50 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $6.50 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $6.73 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $6.73 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $6.73 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $9.02 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $9.20 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $10.09 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $10.32 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $10.32 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $11.21 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $14.58 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $16.60 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $17.94 | — |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $17.94 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $19.07 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $19.07 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $20.19 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Acyclovir 5 mg/ml in ns IV syringe (neo/ped) - cnr at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $63.47 | $4.00 – $24.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $36.56 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark | $34.01 | $2.00 – $17.00 |
| LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | Lexington | $153.00 | $0.04 – $0.12 |
| RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City | $107.00 | $0.04 – $0.12 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $0.03 – $0.09 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | not published | $0.03 – $0.09 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | not published | $0.06 – $0.07 |