Mucin synovial fluid 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

$293.87

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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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$293.87

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.

$2.97 with Cigna vs $264.48 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

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 $2.97 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $3.58 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $4.46 ↓ -98%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $5.53 ↓ -98%
BCBS TRICARE $5.64 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRHMO $5.80 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $5.80 ↓ -98%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $5.80 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $5.86 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MGMCR $5.86 ↓ -98%
Humana PFFS $5.86 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCRHMO $5.86 ↓ -98%
Humana MGMCRPPO $5.86 ↓ -98%
United KSMGMCD $5.86 ↓ -98%
United VACCN $5.86 ↓ -98%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $5.98 ↓ -98%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $5.98 ↓ -98%
Celtic MCR $5.98 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $5.98 ↓ -98%
Wellcare MCR $5.98 ↓ -98%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $6.04 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6.09 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $6.09 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $6.15 ↓ -98%
Pyramid Life MCR $6.27 ↓ -98%
Aetna IVLHIX $7.91 ↓ -97%
Aetna KCCarePlus $8.27 ↓ -97%
Oscar HIX $8.91 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $9.96 ↓ -97%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $10.38 ↓ -96%
Aetna Local $11.08 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $12.33 ↓ -96%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $12.36 ↓ -96%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $12.36 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAccess $12.36 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $12.66 ↓ -96%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $12.85 ↓ -96%
Aetna National $13.60 ↓ -95%
Humana POS $14.35 ↓ -95%
Humana ASO $14.35 ↓ -95%
Humana HMO $14.35 ↓ -95%
Humana EPO $14.35 ↓ -95%
Humana PPO $14.35 ↓ -95%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $38.20 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $54.66 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $55.84 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $55.84 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $58.77 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $64.65 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $73.76 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $85.22 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $85.22 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $102.85 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $118.14 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $118.14 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $120.49 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $126.36 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $132.24 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $135.18 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $135.18 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $146.94 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $149.87 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $155.75 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $191.02 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $217.46 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $235.10 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $235.10 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $249.79 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $249.79 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $264.48 ↓ -10%

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Mucin synovial fluid at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $188.05 $2.97 – $12.85
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $98.00 $2.97 – $14.35
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $123.59 $5.53 – $12.85
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $198.85 $2.97 – $12.85
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $5.86 – $24.18
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $5.86 – $24.18
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $5.74 – $12.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $5.86 – $24.18

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