Nasopharyngoscopy w/endoscope at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
$1,242.40
Cash price 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.
$1,242.40
Gross charge 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.
$161.51 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $4,111.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $161.51 | ↓ -87% |
| United | KSMGMCD | $234.00 | ↓ -81% |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $236.06 | ↓ -81% |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $236.06 | ↓ -81% |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $238.68 | ↓ -81% |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $241.02 | ↓ -81% |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $243.36 | ↓ -80% |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $243.36 | ↓ -80% |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $245.70 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $273.33 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $273.33 | ↓ -78% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $311.84 | ↓ -75% |
| United | MOMGMCD | $397.80 | ↓ -68% |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $410.11 | ↓ -67% |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $410.11 | ↓ -67% |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $410.11 | ↓ -67% |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $434.84 | ↓ -65% |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $499.44 | ↓ -60% |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $499.44 | ↓ -60% |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $509.38 | ↓ -59% |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $534.23 | ↓ -57% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $559.08 | ↓ -55% |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $621.20 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $633.62 | ↓ -49% |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $658.47 | ↓ -47% |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $807.56 | ↓ -35% |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $919.38 | ↓ -26% |
| Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $993.92 | ↓ -20% |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $993.92 | ↓ -20% |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $993.92 | ↓ -20% |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $1,056.04 | ↓ -15% |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $1,056.04 | ↓ -15% |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $1,118.16 | ↓ -10% |
| Humana | ASO | $1,566.00 | ↑ +26% |
| Humana | EPO | $1,566.00 | ↑ +26% |
| Humana | HMO | $1,566.00 | ↑ +26% |
| Humana | POS | $1,941.00 | ↑ +56% |
| Humana | PPO | $1,941.00 | ↑ +56% |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $2,255.00 | ↑ +82% |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $3,158.00 | ↑ +154% |
| Aetna | Local | $3,701.00 | ↑ +198% |
| Aetna | National | $4,111.00 | ↑ +231% |
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Nasopharyngoscopy w/endoscope at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $303.60 | $50.59 – $2,302.00 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $303.60 | $50.59 – $2,302.00 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $297.00 | $58.08 – $3,085.00 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $303.60 | $50.59 – $2,302.00 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $303.60 | $50.59 – $2,302.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $303.60 | $50.59 – $2,302.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $323.43 | $85.90 – $359.87 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $257.40 | $165.50 – $254.87 |