C-reactive protein high sensitivity 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

$859.48

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.

$859.48

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.

$6.57 with Cigna vs $773.53 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 $6.57 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $7.91 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $9.85 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $11.01 ↓ -99%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $11.23 ↓ -99%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $11.34 ↓ -99%
Unicare MGMCD $11.45 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.45 ↓ -99%
Home State Health Plan MCD $11.56 ↓ -99%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $12.23 ↓ -99%
BCBS TRICARE $12.46 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRHMO $12.82 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $12.82 ↓ -99%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $12.82 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $12.95 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.95 ↓ -98%
Humana PFFS $12.95 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCRHMO $12.95 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCRPPO $12.95 ↓ -98%
United VACCN $12.95 ↓ -98%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $13.21 ↓ -98%
Wellcare MCR $13.21 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $13.21 ↓ -98%
Celtic MCR $13.21 ↓ -98%
Pyramid Life MCR $13.86 ↓ -98%
Aetna IVLHIX $17.49 ↓ -98%
Aetna KCCarePlus $18.26 ↓ -98%
United MOMGMCD $18.72 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $19.68 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $22.84 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $24.48 ↓ -97%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $27.12 ↓ -97%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $27.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $27.27 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAccess $27.27 ↓ -97%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $27.84 ↓ -97%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $28.26 ↓ -97%
Aetna National $30.05 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $31.68 ↓ -96%
Humana ASO $31.68 ↓ -96%
Humana HMO $31.68 ↓ -96%
Humana EPO $31.68 ↓ -96%
Humana PPO $31.68 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $111.73 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $159.86 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $163.30 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $163.30 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $171.90 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $189.09 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $215.73 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $249.25 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $249.25 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $300.82 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $345.51 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $345.51 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $352.39 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $369.58 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $386.77 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $395.36 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $395.36 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $429.74 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $438.33 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $455.52 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $558.66 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $636.02 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $687.58 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $687.58 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $730.56 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $730.56 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $773.53 ↓ -10%

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C-reactive protein high sensitivity at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $44.00 $12.95 – $53.37
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $44.00 $12.95 – $53.37
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $18.70 $12.69 – $27.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $44.00 $12.95 – $53.37
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $44.00 $12.95 – $53.37
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $44.00 $12.95 – $53.37
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $46.75 $11.66 – $23.31
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $96.85 $11.01 – $17.96

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