Laryngeal function studies 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

$668.58

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.

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$668.58

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.

$66.59 with Humana vs $601.72 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
Humana EPO $66.59 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $66.59 ↓ -90%
Humana ASO $66.59 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $82.72 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $82.72 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRHMO $85.95 ↓ -87%
BCBS MCRPPO $85.95 ↓ -87%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $85.95 ↓ -87%
Humana MGMCRHMO $86.82 ↓ -87%
Humana PFFS $86.82 ↓ -87%
Humana MGMCRPPO $86.82 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health MGMCR $86.82 ↓ -87%
United VACCN $86.82 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $86.92 ↓ -87%
United MGMCR $88.56 ↓ -87%
Wellcare MCR $88.56 ↓ -87%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $88.56 ↓ -87%
Celtic MCR $88.56 ↓ -87%
Pyramid Life MCR $92.90 ↓ -86%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $124.36 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $127.03 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $127.03 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $127.03 ↓ -81%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $127.42 ↓ -81%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $127.42 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAccess $127.42 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $133.72 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $133.72 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $147.09 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $147.09 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $167.81 ↓ -75%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $193.89 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $193.89 ↓ -71%
Aetna IVLHIX $204.59 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $219.96 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $234.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna Local $262.75 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $268.77 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $268.77 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $274.12 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $287.49 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $300.86 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $307.55 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $307.55 ↓ -54%
Aetna National $321.59 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $334.29 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $340.98 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $354.35 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $434.58 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $494.75 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $534.86 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $534.86 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $534.86 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $568.29 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $568.29 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $601.72 ↓ -10%

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Laryngeal function studies at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $1,327.28 $66.59 – $92.90
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $43.33 – $159.92
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $43.33 – $159.92
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $49.75 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $43.33 – $43.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $43.33 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $43.33 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City not published $73.07 – $239.87

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