Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
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Cash price 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 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.
$2.94 with United vs $131.40 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | KSMGMCD | $2.94 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $3.00 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $3.03 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $3.06 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $3.06 | — |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $3.64 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $3.82 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $4.85 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $6.19 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $32.12 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $32.12 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $32.12 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $36.65 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $42.34 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $42.34 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $43.80 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $43.80 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $43.80 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $58.69 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $59.86 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $65.70 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $67.16 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $67.16 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $73.00 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $94.90 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $108.04 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $116.80 | — |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $116.80 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $124.10 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $124.10 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $131.40 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $68.25 | $2.94 – $2.94 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $27.30 | $3.94 – $3.94 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage | $25.35 | $2.94 – $4.44 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | $130.00 | $5.17 – $5.17 |
| LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | Lee's Summit | $128.56 | $2.94 – $3.82 |
| LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | Lexington | $81.49 | $2.94 – $3.79 |
| RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City | $127.85 | $2.94 – $4.40 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $3.54 – $6.75 |