Chest apical lordotic proj 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

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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.

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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.

$22.87 with United vs $2,292.67 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
United KSMGMCD $22.87
HealthyBlue MGMCD $23.33
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $23.56
Unicare MGMCD $23.78
Amerigroup MGMCD $23.78
Home State Health Plan MCD $24.01
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $32.39
CorVel Corporation KSWC $38.47
United MOMGMCD $38.88
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $39.48
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $40.09
Aetna IVLHIX $41.46
Aetna KCCarePlus $43.30
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $45.50
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $45.50
BCBS BlueAccess $45.50
Aetna Local $58.04
Aetna National $71.24
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $71.77
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $100.81
Cigna LocalKC $120.17
Cigna Comm $150.01
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $331.16
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $473.82
NHC Advantage MGMCR $484.01
NHC Advantage MGMCD $484.01
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $509.48
Humana EPO $537.50
Humana ASO $537.50
Humana HMO $537.50
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $560.43
United OptionsPPO $639.40
Humana PPO $675.06
Humana POS $675.06
BCBS PC $738.75
BCBS FreedomNetwork $738.75
Universal Healthcare MCR $891.59
Coventry WCOMP $1,024.06
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,024.06
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,044.44
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,095.39
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,146.33
BCBS Traditional $1,171.81
BCBS Participating $1,171.81
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,273.70
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,299.18
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,350.13
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,655.82
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,885.08
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,037.93
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,165.30
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,165.30
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,292.67

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Chest apical lordotic proj at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $203.50 $25.27 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $203.50 $25.27 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $363.00 $29.02 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $203.50 $25.27 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $203.50 $25.27 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $203.50 $25.27 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $317.60 $41.37 – $156.90
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $271.05 $73.85 – $115.59

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