Microdissection manual 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

$262.62

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.

$262.62

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.

$34.14 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $336.47 with BCBS — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $34.14 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $48.85 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $49.90 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $49.90 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $49.90 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $52.52 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $52.52 ↓ -80%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $57.78 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $57.78 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $57.78 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $65.92 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $76.16 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $76.16 ↓ -71%
Aetna IVLHIX $80.36 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $86.40 ↓ -67%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $88.98 ↓ -66%
Universal Healthcare MCR $91.92 ↓ -65%
Aetna Local $103.21 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $105.57 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $105.57 ↓ -60%
Cigna LocalKC $107.24 ↓ -59%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $107.67 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $112.93 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $118.18 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $120.81 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $120.81 ↓ -54%
Aetna National $126.32 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $131.31 ↓ -50%
Cigna Comm $133.47 ↓ -49%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $133.94 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $139.19 ↓ -47%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $142.24 ↓ -46%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $168.91 ↓ -36%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $170.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $173.36 ↓ -34%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $176.02 ↓ -33%
United AllPayerAppendix $180.05 ↓ -31%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $194.34 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $210.10 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $210.10 ↓ -20%
Humana POS $221.48 ↓ -16%
Humana PPO $221.48 ↓ -16%
Humana EPO $221.48 ↓ -16%
Humana ASO $221.48 ↓ -16%
Humana HMO $221.48 ↓ -16%
CCO, Inc. COMM $223.23 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $223.23 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $236.36 ↓ -10%
BCBS BlueAccess $336.47 ↑ +28%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $336.47 ↑ +28%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $336.47 ↑ +28%

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Microdissection manual at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $173.80 $98.60 – $316.16
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $173.80 $98.60 – $316.16
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,219.90 $113.22 – $304.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $173.80 $98.60 – $316.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $173.80 $98.60 – $316.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $173.80 $98.60 – $316.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $100.10 $162.05 – $165.01
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $146.25 $133.20 – $133.20

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