CT thoracic spine 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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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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $11,030.73 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
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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $219.33
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
CorVel Corporation KSWC $260.45
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $267.31
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $271.42
Cigna Comm $303.29
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $404.72
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $404.72
BCBS BlueAccess $404.72
Humana ASO $452.85
Humana EPO $452.85
Humana HMO $452.85
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Humana PPO $584.58
Humana POS $584.58
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,593.33
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,279.68
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,328.71
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,328.71
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,451.27
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,696.40
United OptionsPPO $3,076.35
BCBS PC $3,554.35
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,554.35
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,289.73
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,927.06
Coventry WCOMP $4,927.06
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,025.11
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,270.24
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,515.37
BCBS Traditional $5,637.93
BCBS Participating $5,637.93
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $6,128.19
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,250.75
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $6,495.88
CorVel Corporation MOWC $7,966.64
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $9,069.71
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,805.10
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $10,417.91
CCO, Inc. COMM $10,417.91
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $11,030.73

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CT thoracic spine 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 $168.10 – $657.99
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $168.10 – $657.99
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,576.85 $172.17 – $821.67
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $168.10 – $657.99
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $168.10 – $657.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $168.10 – $657.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $998.58 $174.72 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,143.70 $101.17 – $233.71

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