Aminolevulinic acid delta 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

$1,718.71

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.

$1,718.71

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.

$8.34 with Cigna vs $1,546.84 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $8.34 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $10.05 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $12.51 ↓ -99%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $15.54 ↓ -99%
BCBS TRICARE $15.82 ↓ -99%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $16.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $16.29 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRHMO $16.29 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MGMCR $16.45 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $16.45 ↓ -99%
Humana PFFS $16.45 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCRHMO $16.45 ↓ -99%
Humana MGMCRPPO $16.45 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $16.45 ↓ -99%
United VACCN $16.45 ↓ -99%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $16.78 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $16.78 ↓ -99%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $16.78 ↓ -99%
Celtic MCR $16.78 ↓ -99%
Wellcare MCR $16.78 ↓ -99%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $16.94 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $17.11 ↓ -99%
Unicare MGMCD $17.11 ↓ -99%
Home State Health Plan MCD $17.27 ↓ -99%
Pyramid Life MCR $17.60 ↓ -99%
Aetna IVLHIX $22.21 ↓ -99%
Aetna KCCarePlus $23.19 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $25.00 ↓ -99%
United MOMGMCD $27.96 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $29.07 ↓ -98%
Aetna Local $31.09 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $34.52 ↓ -98%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $34.69 ↓ -98%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $34.69 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAccess $34.69 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $35.43 ↓ -98%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $35.98 ↓ -98%
Aetna National $38.16 ↓ -98%
Humana ASO $40.28 ↓ -98%
Humana POS $40.28 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $40.28 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $40.28 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $40.28 ↓ -98%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $223.43 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $319.68 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $326.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $326.55 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $343.74 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $378.12 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $431.40 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $498.43 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $498.43 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $601.55 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $690.92 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $690.92 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $704.67 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $739.05 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $773.42 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $790.61 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $790.61 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $859.36 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $876.54 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $910.92 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,117.16 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,271.85 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,374.97 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $1,374.97 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,460.90 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,460.90 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,546.84 ↓ -10%

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Aminolevulinic acid delta at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $122.10 $16.45 – $67.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $122.10 $16.45 – $67.84
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $193.05 $16.12 – $35.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $122.10 $16.45 – $67.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $122.10 $16.45 – $67.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $122.10 $16.45 – $67.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $102.30 $14.81 – $29.61
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $101.40 $16.45 – $23.31

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