Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) 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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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.

$1.75 with United vs $129.60 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

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
United KSMGMCD $1.75
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1.79
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $1.80
Amerigroup MGMCD $1.82
Unicare MGMCD $1.82
BCBS TRICARE $1.82
Home State Health Plan MCD $1.91
United AllPayerAppendix $2.89
United MOMGMCD $3.09
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $31.68
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $31.68
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $31.68
United OptionsPPO $36.14
BCBS PC $41.76
BCBS FreedomNetwork $41.76
BCBS BlueAccess $43.20
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $43.20
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $43.20
Coventry WCOMP $57.89
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $59.04
United GlobalBenefitPlan $64.80
BCBS Participating $66.24
BCBS Traditional $66.24
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $72.00
CorVel Corporation MOWC $93.60
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $106.56
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $115.20
Global Sports Services WCOMP $115.20
CCO, Inc. COMM $122.40
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $122.40
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $129.60

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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $68.25 $1.75 – $1.75
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $40.30 $2.34 – $2.34
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $23.40 $1.75 – $2.96
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $130.00 $3.45 – $3.45
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $68.25 $1.75 – $4.02
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $2.36 – $3.38
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $2.36 – $3.38
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $3.35 – $4.36

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