Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast) 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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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 $15,867.22 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 $206.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $217.02
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $310.02
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
United MOMGMCD $351.37
CorVel Corporation KSWC $368.15
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $377.84
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $383.65
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Cigna Comm $634.84
BCBS BlueAccess $790.99
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $790.99
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $790.99
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Humana EPO $884.10
Humana ASO $884.10
Humana HMO $884.10
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Humana PPO $1,141.27
Humana POS $1,141.27
Aetna Local $1,514.00
Aetna National $1,836.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,291.93
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,279.22
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,349.75
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,349.75
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,526.05
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,878.65
United OptionsPPO $4,425.19
BCBS PC $5,112.77
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,112.77
Universal Healthcare MCR $6,170.58
Aetna FHMedicalRental $7,087.36
Coventry WCOMP $7,087.36
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $7,228.40
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,581.00
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,933.61
BCBS Traditional $8,109.91
BCBS Participating $8,109.91
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $8,815.12
Aetna NATIONALNAP $8,991.42
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $9,344.03
CorVel Corporation MOWC $11,459.66
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $13,046.38
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $14,104.19
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $14,985.70
CCO, Inc. COMM $14,985.70
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $15,867.22

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,815.00 $233.68 – $1,117.57
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,815.00 $233.68 – $1,117.57
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,200.00 $268.32 – $1,078.23
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,815.00 $233.68 – $1,117.57
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,815.00 $233.68 – $1,117.57
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,815.00 $233.68 – $1,117.57
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,547.04 $347.51 – $628.99
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,593.50 $206.69 – $468.85

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