Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate each organism 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

$25.42

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.

$25.42

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.

$3.30 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $81.41 with Aetna — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $3.30 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $4.73 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $4.83 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $4.83 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $5.08 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $5.59 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $6.38 ↓ -75%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $7.37 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $7.37 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8.90 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $10.22 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $10.22 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $10.42 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $10.93 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $11.44 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $11.69 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $11.69 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $12.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $12.96 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $13.47 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $16.52 ↓ -35%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $17.79 ↓ -30%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $18.81 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $20.34 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $20.34 ↓ -20%
Cigna LocalKC $21.44 ↓ -16%
CCO, Inc. COMM $21.61 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $21.61 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $22.88 ↓ -10%
Cigna Comm $26.69 ↑ +5%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $33.16 ↑ +30%
BCBS TRICARE $33.75 ↑ +33%
United KSMGMCD $34.26 ↑ +35%
BCBS MCRPPO $34.74 ↑ +37%
BCBS MCRHMO $34.74 ↑ +37%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $34.74 ↑ +37%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $34.95 ↑ +37%
Humana MGMCRHMO $35.09 ↑ +38%
Humana MGMCRPPO $35.09 ↑ +38%
United AllPayerAppendix $35.09 ↑ +38%
United VACCN $35.09 ↑ +38%
Humana PFFS $35.09 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health MGMCR $35.09 ↑ +38%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $35.29 ↑ +39%
Unicare MGMCD $35.63 ↑ +40%
Amerigroup MGMCD $35.63 ↑ +40%
United MGMCR $35.79 ↑ +41%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $35.79 ↑ +41%
Celtic MCR $35.79 ↑ +41%
Wellcare MCR $35.79 ↑ +41%
Home State Health Plan MCD $35.97 ↑ +42%
Pyramid Life MCR $37.55 ↑ +48%
Aetna IVLHIX $47.37 ↑ +86%
Aetna KCCarePlus $49.48 ↑ +95%
Oscar HIX $53.34 ↑ +110%
United MOMGMCD $58.24 ↑ +129%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $62.30 ↑ +145%
Aetna Local $66.32 ↑ +161%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $67.02 ↑ +164%
BCBS BlueAccess $67.02 ↑ +164%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $67.02 ↑ +164%
Humana EPO $68.85 ↑ +171%
Humana HMO $68.85 ↑ +171%
Humana POS $68.85 ↑ +171%
Humana ASO $68.85 ↑ +171%
Humana PPO $68.85 ↑ +171%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $73.98 ↑ +191%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $75.92 ↑ +199%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $77.09 ↑ +203%
Aetna National $81.41 ↑ +220%

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Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate each organism at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $74.25 $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $74.25 $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $93.50 $34.39 – $74.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $74.25 $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $74.25 $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $74.25 $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $99.55 $31.58 – $63.16
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $29.25 $34.26 – $57.90

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