Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl 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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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.

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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.

$5.33 with Cigna vs $24.37 with Aetna — 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 $5.33
Cigna LocalKC $6.42
Cigna Comm $7.99
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $9.92
BCBS TRICARE $10.10
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $10.39
BCBS MCRPPO $10.39
BCBS MCRHMO $10.39
Humana MGMCRPPO $10.50
Humana PFFS $10.50
Devoted Health MGMCR $10.50
United KSMGMCD $10.50
United AllPayerAppendix $10.50
United VACCN $10.50
Humana MGMCRHMO $10.50
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10.71
Celtic MCR $10.71
United MGMCR $10.71
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $10.71
Wellcare MCR $10.71
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $10.81
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.92
Unicare MGMCD $10.92
Home State Health Plan MCD $11.03
Pyramid Life MCR $11.24
Aetna IVLHIX $14.18
Aetna KCCarePlus $14.81
Oscar HIX $15.96
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $17.13
United MOMGMCD $17.85
Aetna Local $19.85
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $20.09
BCBS BlueAccess $20.09
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $20.09
CorVel Corporation KSWC $20.34
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $20.87
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $21.20
Humana ASO $23.34
Humana POS $23.34
Humana HMO $23.34
Humana EPO $23.34
Humana PPO $23.34
Aetna National $24.37

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Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $38.50 $10.29 – $20.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $58.30 $9.45 – $18.90
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $65.65 $10.50 – $14.55

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