Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$20,429.71

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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$20,429.71

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.

$1,264.74 with BCBS vs $30,000.00 with WPPA ProviDrs Care Network — 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
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,264.74 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAccess $1,264.74 ↓ -94%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,264.74 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,655.86 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,071.00 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $3,881.64 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $4,085.94 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $4,310.67 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $4,310.67 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $4,310.67 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $4,494.54 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,494.54 ↓ -78%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $5,066.57 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $5,127.86 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $5,413.87 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $5,413.87 ↓ -74%
BCBS PC $5,924.62 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,924.62 ↓ -71%
Cigna LocalKC $6,030.85 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $6,477.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna Comm $7,538.56 ↓ -63%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $7,950.00 ↓ -61%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $7,950.00 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $8,212.74 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $8,212.74 ↓ -60%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8,300.00 ↓ -59%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $8,376.18 ↓ -59%
Aetna KCCarePlus $8,707.00 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $8,784.78 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $9,193.37 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $9,397.67 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $9,397.67 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $10,214.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $10,419.15 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $10,827.75 ↓ -47%
Aetna Local $12,152.00 ↓ -41%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $13,279.31 ↓ -35%
Aetna National $14,345.00 ↓ -30%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $15,117.99 ↓ -26%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00 ↓ -21%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $16,343.77 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $16,343.77 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $16,343.77 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $17,365.25 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $17,365.25 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $18,386.74 ↓ -10%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00 ↑ +47%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,499.85 $153.81 – $7,297.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,499.85 $153.81 – $7,297.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,518.45 $176.62 – $8,353.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,499.85 $153.81 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,499.85 $153.81 – $7,297.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,499.85 $153.81 – $7,297.00
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $377.65 $70.72 – $7,824.20
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $2,277.60 $71.07 – $4,637.00

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