Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution 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

$250.99

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$250.99

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$10.62 with United vs $225.89 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United KSMGMCD $10.62 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $10.62 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10.83 ↓ -96%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $10.94 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.04 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $11.04 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $11.15 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.52 ↓ -93%
United MOMGMCD $18.05 ↓ -93%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $55.22 ↓ -78%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $55.22 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $55.22 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $63.00 ↓ -75%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $72.79 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $72.79 ↓ -71%
BCBS BlueAccess $75.30 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $75.30 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $75.30 ↓ -70%
Coventry WCOMP $100.90 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $102.91 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $112.95 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $115.46 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $115.46 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $125.50 ↓ -50%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $163.14 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $185.73 ↓ -26%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $200.79 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $200.79 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $213.34 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $213.34 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $225.89 ↓ -10%

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Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $497.96 $10.94 – $256.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $497.96 $10.41 – $106.15
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $166.05 $10.62 – $11.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $10.62 – $11.68
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $10.62 – $11.68
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $10.40 – $19.69
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $12.37 – $12.37
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $10.62 – $11.68

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