CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/contrast 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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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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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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $10,889.22 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

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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
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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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $101.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $106.23
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
United MOMGMCD $171.99
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $269.77
Cigna Comm $303.29
CorVel Corporation KSWC $320.35
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $328.78
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $333.84
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
BCBS BlueAccess $492.01
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $492.01
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $492.01
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Humana ASO $537.39
Humana EPO $537.39
Humana HMO $537.39
Aetna Local $667.00
Humana PPO $693.70
Humana POS $693.70
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,572.89
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,250.44
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,298.83
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,298.83
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,419.83
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,661.81
United OptionsPPO $3,036.88
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,508.75
BCBS PC $3,508.75
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,234.70
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,863.85
Coventry WCOMP $4,863.85
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,960.64
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,202.63
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,444.61
BCBS Traditional $5,565.60
BCBS Participating $5,565.60
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $6,049.56
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,170.56
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $6,412.54
CorVel Corporation MOWC $7,864.43
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $8,953.36
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,679.30
CCO, Inc. COMM $10,284.26
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $10,284.26
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $10,889.22

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CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear w/contrast at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $175.68 – $809.27
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $175.68 – $809.27
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,234.75 $172.17 – $1,010.58
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $206.45 – $809.27
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $175.68 – $809.27
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $175.68 – $809.27
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $968.88 $174.72 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,661.40 $101.17 – $233.71

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