Lung perfusion imaging 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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $7,904.32 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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $218.05
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77
Unicare MGMCD $226.77
Home State Health Plan MCD $228.95
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $275.78
Humana ASO $318.36
Humana HMO $318.36
Humana EPO $318.36
CorVel Corporation KSWC $327.49
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $329.59
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $329.59
BCBS BlueAccess $329.59
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $336.11
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $341.28
United MOMGMCD $370.69
Humana POS $410.97
Humana PPO $410.97
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $457.55
Cigna LocalKC $545.40
Cigna Comm $680.83
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,141.74
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,633.56
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,668.69
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,668.69
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,756.52
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,932.17
United OptionsPPO $2,204.43
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,546.95
BCBS PC $2,546.95
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,073.90
Coventry WCOMP $3,530.60
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,530.60
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,600.86
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,776.51
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,952.16
BCBS Participating $4,039.99
BCBS Traditional $4,039.99
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,391.29
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,479.12
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $4,654.77
CorVel Corporation MOWC $5,708.68
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $6,499.11
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,026.06
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,465.19
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,465.19
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,904.32
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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Lung perfusion imaging at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $591.25 $211.13 – $646.40
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $591.25 $211.13 – $646.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,075.25 $242.42 – $518.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $591.25 $211.13 – $754.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $591.25 $211.13 – $646.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $591.25 $211.13 – $646.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $812.46 $339.47 – $720.75
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,122.55 $63.00 – $527.53

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