Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm 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

$1,685.02

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.

$1,685.02

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.

$68.65 with BCBS vs $1,516.52 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
BCBS MCRHMO $68.65 ↓ -96%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $68.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $68.65 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $69.34 ↓ -96%
United VACCN $69.34 ↓ -96%
Humana PFFS $69.34 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRHMO $69.34 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRPPO $69.34 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $69.64 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $70.73 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $70.73 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MCR $70.73 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $70.73 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $74.19 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $219.05 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAccess $253.35 ↓ -85%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $253.35 ↓ -85%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $253.35 ↓ -85%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $313.41 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $320.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $320.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $320.15 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $337.00 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $337.00 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $355.54 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $355.54 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $355.54 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $370.70 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $370.70 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $422.94 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $446.53 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $446.53 ↓ -74%
BCBS PC $488.66 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $488.66 ↓ -71%
Aetna IVLHIX $515.62 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $554.37 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $589.76 ↓ -65%
Aetna Local $662.21 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $677.38 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $677.38 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $690.86 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $724.56 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $758.26 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $775.11 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $775.11 ↓ -54%
Aetna National $810.49 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $842.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $859.36 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $893.06 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,095.26 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,246.91 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,348.02 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $1,348.02 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,348.02 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,432.27 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,432.27 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,516.52 ↓ -10%

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Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $114.95 $69.73 – $83.68
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $114.95 $69.73 – $83.68
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $258.50 $68.34 – $83.68
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $114.95 $75.03 – $75.03
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $114.95 $69.73 – $83.68
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $114.95 $69.73 – $83.68
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $175.06 $69.35 – $125.51
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $414.05 $87.89 – $96.68

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