External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$2,325.98

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.

$2,325.98

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.

$73.32 with Cigna vs $2,093.38 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $73.32 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $88.36 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $109.98 ↓ -95%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $136.66 ↓ -94%
BCBS TRICARE $139.09 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRHMO $143.16 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRPPO $143.16 ↓ -94%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $143.16 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -94%
Humana PFFS $144.61 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCRHMO $144.61 ↓ -94%
Humana MGMCRPPO $144.61 ↓ -94%
United KSMGMCD $144.61 ↓ -94%
United VACCN $144.61 ↓ -94%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $147.50 ↓ -94%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $147.50 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $147.50 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $147.50 ↓ -94%
Wellcare MCR $147.50 ↓ -94%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $148.95 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $150.39 ↓ -94%
Unicare MGMCD $150.39 ↓ -94%
Home State Health Plan MCD $151.84 ↓ -93%
Pyramid Life MCR $154.73 ↓ -93%
Aetna IVLHIX $195.22 ↓ -92%
Aetna KCCarePlus $203.90 ↓ -91%
Oscar HIX $219.81 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $221.66 ↓ -90%
United MOMGMCD $245.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $262.57 ↓ -89%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $262.57 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAccess $262.57 ↓ -89%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $263.23 ↓ -89%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $270.15 ↓ -88%
Aetna Local $273.31 ↓ -88%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $274.31 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $302.38 ↓ -87%
Humana EPO $305.02 ↓ -87%
Humana HMO $305.02 ↓ -87%
Humana PPO $305.02 ↓ -87%
Humana ASO $305.02 ↓ -87%
Humana POS $305.02 ↓ -87%
Aetna National $335.49 ↓ -86%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $432.63 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $441.94 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $441.94 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $465.20 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $511.72 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $583.82 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $674.53 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $674.53 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $814.09 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $935.04 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $935.04 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $953.65 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,000.17 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,046.69 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $1,069.95 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $1,069.95 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,162.99 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,186.25 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,232.77 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,511.89 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,721.23 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,860.78 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $1,860.78 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,977.08 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,977.08 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,093.38 ↓ -10%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $947.65 $141.72 – $266.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $818.40 $130.15 – $260.30
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $313.30 $144.61 – $200.43

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