Neck MRA (blood vessel 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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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 $16,662.60 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
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $217.02
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
United MOMGMCD $351.37
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $372.49
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
CorVel Corporation KSWC $442.33
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $453.97
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $460.95
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Cigna Comm $634.84
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $844.06
BCBS BlueAccess $844.06
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $844.06
Humana HMO $928.83
Humana ASO $928.83
Humana EPO $928.83
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Humana PPO $1,199.01
Humana POS $1,199.01
Aetna Local $1,514.00
Aetna National $1,836.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,406.82
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,443.60
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,517.66
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,517.66
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,702.80
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,073.08
United OptionsPPO $4,647.01
BCBS PC $5,369.06
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,369.06
Universal Healthcare MCR $6,479.90
Aetna FHMedicalRental $7,442.63
Coventry WCOMP $7,442.63
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $7,590.74
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,961.02
United GlobalBenefitPlan $8,331.30
BCBS Traditional $8,516.44
BCBS Participating $8,516.44
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $9,257.00
Aetna NATIONALNAP $9,442.14
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $9,812.42
CorVel Corporation MOWC $12,034.10
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $13,700.36
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $14,811.20
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $15,736.90
CCO, Inc. COMM $15,736.90
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $16,662.60

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,619.75 $349.44 – $1,170.89
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,619.75 $349.44 – $1,170.89
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,935.45 $342.45 – $1,129.68
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,619.75 $354.12 – $1,170.89
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,619.75 $349.44 – $1,170.89
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,619.75 $349.44 – $1,170.89
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,399.86 $347.51 – $628.99
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,411.50 $206.69 – $468.85

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