Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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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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.

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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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $2,292.56 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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $62.96
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $91.15
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
United MOMGMCD $101.93
Aetna IVLHIX $104.45
CorVel Corporation KSWC $108.24
Aetna KCCarePlus $109.09
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $111.09
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $112.80
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $127.55
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $127.55
BCBS BlueAccess $127.55
Humana ASO $128.17
Humana EPO $128.17
Humana HMO $128.17
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Aetna Local $146.23
Humana PPO $165.45
Humana POS $165.45
Aetna National $179.50
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $331.15
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $473.80
NHC Advantage MGMCR $483.99
NHC Advantage MGMCD $483.99
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $509.46
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $560.40
United OptionsPPO $639.37
BCBS FreedomNetwork $738.71
BCBS PC $738.71
Universal Healthcare MCR $891.55
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,024.01
Coventry WCOMP $1,024.01
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,044.39
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,095.33
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,146.28
BCBS Participating $1,171.75
BCBS Traditional $1,171.75
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,273.64
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,299.12
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,350.06
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,655.74
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,884.99
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,037.83
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,165.20
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,165.20
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,292.56

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $371.80 $67.75 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $509.99 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $577.20 $34.68 – $139.62
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $766.35 $69.11 – $671.83

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