Gastric emptying imag study 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

$4,280.35

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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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$4,280.35

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 $3,852.32 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 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $283.02 ↓ -93%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68 ↓ -93%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51 ↓ -93%
Unicare MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -93%
Home State Health Plan MCD $297.17 ↓ -93%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20 ↓ -90%
United MOMGMCD $481.13 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $556.45 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $574.23 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63 ↓ -86%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $681.90 ↓ -84%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $699.85 ↓ -84%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $710.61 ↓ -83%
Cigna LocalKC $714.75 ↓ -83%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $759.21 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAccess $759.21 ↓ -82%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $759.21 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $796.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $813.27 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $813.27 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $856.07 ↓ -80%
Cigna Comm $892.24 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $903.15 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $903.15 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $903.15 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $941.68 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $1,074.37 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $1,134.29 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $1,134.29 ↓ -74%
BCBS PC $1,241.30 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,241.30 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,498.12 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,720.70 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,720.70 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,754.94 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,840.55 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,926.16 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $1,968.96 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $1,968.96 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,140.18 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,182.98 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,268.59 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,782.23 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,167.46 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,424.28 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,638.30 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,638.30 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,852.32 ↓ -10%
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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Gastric emptying imag study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $1,029.60 $294.00 – $3,489.27
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84

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