H pylori (c-13) blood 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

$1,685.21

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.

$1,685.21

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.

$34.15 with Cigna vs $1,516.69 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 $34.15 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $41.15 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $51.22 ↓ -97%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $63.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $64.79 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRHMO $66.69 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $66.69 ↓ -96%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $66.69 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $67.36 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $67.36 ↓ -96%
Humana PFFS $67.36 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRHMO $67.36 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRPPO $67.36 ↓ -96%
United KSMGMCD $67.36 ↓ -96%
United VACCN $67.36 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $68.71 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $68.71 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $68.71 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $68.71 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MCR $68.71 ↓ -96%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $69.38 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $70.05 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $70.05 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $70.73 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $72.08 ↓ -96%
Aetna IVLHIX $90.94 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $94.98 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $102.39 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $114.51 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $119.92 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAccess $123.27 ↓ -93%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $123.27 ↓ -93%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $123.27 ↓ -93%
Aetna Local $127.31 ↓ -92%
Humana POS $141.66 ↓ -92%
Humana ASO $141.66 ↓ -92%
Humana PPO $141.66 ↓ -92%
Humana EPO $141.66 ↓ -92%
Humana HMO $141.66 ↓ -92%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $142.41 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $146.15 ↓ -91%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $148.40 ↓ -91%
Aetna National $156.27 ↓ -91%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $219.08 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $313.45 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $320.19 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $320.19 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $337.04 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $370.75 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $422.99 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $488.71 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $488.71 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $589.82 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $677.45 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $677.45 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $690.94 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $724.64 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $758.34 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $775.20 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $775.20 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $842.61 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $859.46 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $893.16 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,095.39 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,247.06 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,348.17 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $1,348.17 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,432.43 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,432.43 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,516.69 ↓ -10%

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