Insert sq defib electrode 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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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.

$1,995.00 with Universal Healthcare vs $79,258.00 with United — 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

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
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,995.00
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00
Humana ASO $3,837.00
Humana EPO $3,837.00
Humana HMO $3,837.00
Aetna IVLHIX $4,068.00
United KSMGMCD $4,422.92
HealthyBlue MGMCD $4,511.38
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $4,555.61
Unicare MGMCD $4,599.84
Amerigroup MGMCD $4,599.84
Home State Health Plan MCD $4,644.07
Humana POS $4,764.00
Humana PPO $4,764.00
United MOMGMCD $7,518.96
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $11,792.77
CorVel Corporation KSWC $14,003.91
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $14,372.44
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $14,593.55
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22,968.00
Cigna LocalKC $27,391.00
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00
Cigna Comm $34,239.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $44,171.00
Aetna Local $58,702.00
Aetna National $72,769.00
United AllPayerAppendix $79,258.00
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork not published by hospital

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Insert sq defib electrode at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $8,177.40 $531.41 – $9,946.50
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $8,177.40 $531.41 – $9,946.50
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $5,509.35 $610.19 – $9,946.50
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $8,177.40 $531.41 – $5,362.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $8,177.40 $531.41 – $9,946.50
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $8,177.40 $531.41 – $9,946.50
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $17,982.25 not published
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $8,177.40 $531.41 – $9,946.50

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