CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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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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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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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$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $9,964.03 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $206.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $214.70
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $217.02
CorVel Corporation KSWC $254.96
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $261.67
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $265.70
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
United MOMGMCD $351.37
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $394.69
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $394.69
BCBS BlueAccess $394.69
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
Humana ASO $437.53
Humana EPO $437.53
Humana HMO $437.53
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Humana PPO $564.80
Humana POS $564.80
Cigna Comm $634.84
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,439.25
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,059.23
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,103.52
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,103.52
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,214.23
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,435.65
United OptionsPPO $2,778.86
BCBS PC $3,210.63
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,210.63
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,874.90
Coventry WCOMP $4,450.60
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,450.60
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,539.17
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,760.59
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,982.02
BCBS Participating $5,092.73
BCBS Traditional $5,092.73
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,535.57
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,646.29
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,867.71
CorVel Corporation MOWC $7,196.25
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $8,192.65
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $8,856.92
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $9,410.48
CCO, Inc. COMM $9,410.48
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $9,964.03

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $164.15 – $644.08
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $164.15 – $644.08
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,265.00 $188.49 – $804.30
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $164.15 – $736.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $164.15 – $644.08
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $164.15 – $644.08
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,058.64 $329.90 – $628.99
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,417.65 $136.00 – $468.85

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