Infectious agent nucleic acid respiratory virus multiplex amplified probe 3-5 targets 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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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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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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$72.31 with Cigna vs $330.90 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $72.31
Cigna LocalKC $87.15
Cigna Comm $108.47
United KSMGMCD $121.24
HealthyBlue MGMCD $123.66
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $124.88
Unicare MGMCD $126.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $126.09
Home State Health Plan MCD $127.30
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $134.79
BCBS TRICARE $137.18
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $141.20
BCBS MCRHMO $141.20
BCBS MCRPPO $141.20
United VACCN $142.63
Humana PFFS $142.63
Humana MGMCRHMO $142.63
Humana MGMCRPPO $142.63
United AllPayerAppendix $142.63
Devoted Health MGMCR $142.63
Celtic MCR $145.48
United MGMCR $145.48
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $145.48
Wellcare MCR $145.48
Pyramid Life MCR $152.61
Aetna IVLHIX $192.55
Aetna KCCarePlus $201.11
United MOMGMCD $206.11
Oscar HIX $216.80
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $228.42
Aetna Local $269.57
CorVel Corporation KSWC $271.24
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $278.38
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $282.66
Aetna National $330.90

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Infectious agent nucleic acid respiratory virus multiplex amplified probe 3-5 targets at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $336.05 $142.63 – $528.99
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $336.05 $142.63 – $528.99
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $218.90 $139.78 – $274.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $336.05 $142.63 – $528.99
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $336.05 $142.63 – $528.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $336.05 $142.63 – $528.99
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $331.10 $128.37 – $256.73
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $313.30 $92.72 – $197.69

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