Echocardiogram (Limited Follow-Up Heart Ultrasound) at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER

19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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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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.

$79.38 with United vs $4,463.17 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
United KSMGMCD $79.38 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $80.97 —
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $81.76 —
Unicare MGMCD $82.56 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $82.56 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $442.03 —
BCBS BlueAccess $442.03 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $442.03 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $644.68 —
Oscar HIX $942.23 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $942.23 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $942.23 —
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,091.00 —
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,091.00 —
Humana ASO $1,120.75 —
Humana HMO $1,120.75 —
Humana EPO $1,120.75 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,205.06 —
United OptionsPPO $1,210.02 —
Cigna LocalKC $1,403.42 —
Humana POS $1,413.34 —
Humana PPO $1,413.34 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,438.13 —
BCBS PC $1,438.13 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,735.68 —
Cigna Comm $1,755.51 —
Coventry WCOMP $1,993.55 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,033.22 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,132.40 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,231.59 —
BCBS Participating $2,281.18 —
BCBS Traditional $2,281.18 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $2,294.00 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,479.54 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,628.31 —
Aetna Local $2,890.00 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,223.40 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,669.72 —
Aetna National $3,775.00 —
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $3,967.26 —
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,967.26 —
Global Sports Services WCOMP $3,967.26 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,215.22 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,215.22 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,463.17 —

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Echocardiogram (Limited Follow-Up Heart Ultrasound) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $920.70 $99.66 – $286.78
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $920.70 $99.66 – $286.78
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $445.50 $114.43 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $920.70 $99.66 – $99.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $920.70 $99.66 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $920.70 $99.66 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $835.49 $122.14 – $430.18
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $488.80 $59.00 – $317.33

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