Cidofovir injection 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

$1,456.74

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.

$1,456.74

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.

$291.35 with HealthyBlue vs $1,311.07 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $291.35 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $320.48 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $320.48 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $365.64 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $422.45 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $422.45 ↓ -71%
BCBS TRICARE $521.83 ↓ -64%
Coventry WCOMP $585.61 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $597.26 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $655.53 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $670.10 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $670.10 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $728.37 ↓ -50%
United AllPayerAppendix $865.39 ↓ -41%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $946.88 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,077.99 ↓ -26%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $1,165.39 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,165.39 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,238.23 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,238.23 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,311.07 ↓ -10%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) not published by hospital
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) not published by hospital
BCBS BlueAccess not published by hospital

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Cidofovir injection at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,447.81 $301.10 – $1,200.94
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $1,456.74 $521.83 – $865.39
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $496.82 – $969.83
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $496.82 – $969.83
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $301.10 – $1,013.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $496.82 – $969.83

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