Blood Culture Test 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.
$5.23 with Cigna vs $1,161.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $5.23 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $6.31 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $7.85 | — |
| United | KSMGMCD | $9.45 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $9.64 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $9.73 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $9.75 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $9.83 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $9.83 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $9.92 | — |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $9.93 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $10.22 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $10.22 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $10.22 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $10.32 | — |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $10.32 | — |
| Humana | PFFS | $10.32 | — |
| Humana | MGMCRHMO | $10.32 | — |
| Humana | MGMCRPPO | $10.32 | — |
| United | VACCN | $10.32 | — |
| Cigna | HealthspringMGMCR | $10.53 | — |
| Wellcare | MCR | $10.53 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $10.53 | — |
| Celtic | MCR | $10.53 | — |
| Pyramid Life | MCR | $11.04 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $13.93 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $14.55 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $15.69 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $16.06 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $18.17 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $19.50 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $21.57 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $21.75 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $21.75 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $21.75 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $22.14 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $22.48 | — |
| Aetna | National | $23.94 | — |
| Humana | POS | $25.27 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $25.27 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $25.27 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $25.27 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $25.27 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $167.76 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $240.02 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $245.19 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $245.19 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $258.09 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $283.90 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $323.90 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $374.23 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $374.23 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $451.66 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $518.76 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $518.76 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $529.08 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $554.89 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $580.70 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $593.61 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $593.61 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $645.23 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $658.13 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $683.94 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $838.79 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $954.93 | — |
| Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $1,032.36 | — |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $1,032.36 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $1,096.88 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $1,096.88 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $1,161.40 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Blood Culture Test at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $144.65 | $10.32 – $42.55 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $144.65 | $10.32 – $42.55 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $121.55 | $10.11 – $22.04 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $144.65 | $10.32 – $42.55 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $144.65 | $10.32 – $42.55 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $144.65 | $10.32 – $42.55 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $72.05 | $9.29 – $18.58 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $166.40 | $9.45 – $14.31 |