C-reactive protein 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

$1,055.74

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.

$1,055.74

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.

$2.63 with Cigna vs $950.17 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 $2.63 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $3.17 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $3.94 ↓ -100%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $4.89 ↓ -100%
BCBS TRICARE $4.98 ↓ -100%
BCBS MCRHMO $5.13 ↓ -100%
BCBS MCRPPO $5.13 ↓ -100%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $5.13 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $5.18 ↓ -100%
Devoted Health MGMCR $5.18 ↓ -100%
Humana PFFS $5.18 ↓ -100%
Humana MGMCRHMO $5.18 ↓ -100%
Humana MGMCRPPO $5.18 ↓ -100%
United KSMGMCD $5.18 ↓ -100%
United VACCN $5.18 ↓ -100%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $5.28 ↓ -99%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $5.28 ↓ -99%
Celtic MCR $5.28 ↓ -99%
United MGMCR $5.28 ↓ -99%
Wellcare MCR $5.28 ↓ -99%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $5.34 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.39 ↓ -99%
Unicare MGMCD $5.39 ↓ -99%
Home State Health Plan MCD $5.44 ↓ -99%
Pyramid Life MCR $5.54 ↓ -99%
Aetna IVLHIX $6.99 ↓ -99%
Aetna KCCarePlus $7.30 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $7.79 ↓ -99%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $7.79 ↓ -99%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $7.79 ↓ -99%
Oscar HIX $7.87 ↓ -99%
Humana ASO $8.45 ↓ -99%
Humana PPO $8.45 ↓ -99%
Humana EPO $8.45 ↓ -99%
Humana HMO $8.45 ↓ -99%
Humana POS $8.45 ↓ -99%
United MOMGMCD $8.81 ↓ -99%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $9.34 ↓ -99%
Aetna Local $9.79 ↓ -99%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $11.10 ↓ -99%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $11.39 ↓ -99%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $11.56 ↓ -99%
Aetna National $12.02 ↓ -99%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $137.25 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $196.37 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $200.59 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $200.59 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $211.15 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $232.26 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $264.99 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $306.16 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $306.16 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $369.51 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $424.41 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $424.41 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $432.85 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $453.97 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $475.08 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $485.64 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $485.64 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $527.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $538.43 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $559.54 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $686.23 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $781.25 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $844.59 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $844.59 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $897.38 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $897.38 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $950.17 ↓ -10%

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C-reactive protein at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $41.80 $5.18 – $21.34
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $41.80 $5.18 – $21.34
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $41.80 $5.08 – $11.05
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $41.80 $5.18 – $21.34
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $41.80 $5.18 – $21.34
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $41.80 $5.18 – $21.34
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $72.60 $4.66 – $9.32
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $83.85 $5.18 – $7.18

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