Compatibility test incubate 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

$782.51

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$782.51

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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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$0.46 with Cigna vs $704.26 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

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

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 $0.46 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $0.55 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $0.69 ↓ -100%
Humana ASO $35.65 ↓ -95%
Humana EPO $35.65 ↓ -95%
Humana PPO $35.65 ↓ -95%
Humana HMO $35.65 ↓ -95%
Humana POS $35.65 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $48.28 ↓ -94%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $51.05 ↓ -93%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $51.05 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAccess $51.05 ↓ -93%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $57.33 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $58.84 ↓ -92%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.75 ↓ -92%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $101.73 ↓ -87%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $145.55 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $148.68 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $148.68 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $148.68 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $156.50 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $156.50 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $172.15 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $196.41 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $226.93 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $226.93 ↓ -71%
Aetna IVLHIX $239.45 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $257.45 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $273.88 ↓ -65%
Aetna Local $307.53 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $314.57 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $314.57 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $320.83 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $336.48 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $352.13 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $359.95 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $359.95 ↓ -54%
Aetna National $376.39 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $391.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $399.08 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $414.73 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $508.63 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $579.06 ↓ -26%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $626.01 ↓ -20%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $626.01 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $665.13 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $665.13 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $704.26 ↓ -10%

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Compatibility test incubate at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $112.75 $34.87 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $94.05 $30.37 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $47.45 $22.26 – $224.98
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $71.50 $19.78 – $224.98

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