Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without 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 $15,243.05 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 $131.00
HealthyBlue MGMCD $133.62
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $134.93
Unicare MGMCD $136.24
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.24
Home State Health Plan MCD $137.55
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $204.16
United MOMGMCD $222.70
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $271.84
Cigna LocalKC $324.03
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $352.13
Cigna Comm $404.49
CorVel Corporation KSWC $418.15
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $429.16
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $435.76
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79
BCBS BlueAccess $793.34
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $793.34
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $793.34
Humana EPO $879.82
Humana ASO $879.82
Humana HMO $879.82
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Humana PPO $1,135.75
Humana POS $1,135.75
Aetna Local $1,514.00
Aetna National $1,836.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,201.77
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,150.23
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,217.98
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,217.98
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,387.34
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,726.08
United OptionsPPO $4,251.12
BCBS PC $4,911.65
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,911.65
Universal Healthcare MCR $5,927.85
Aetna FHMedicalRental $6,808.56
Coventry WCOMP $6,808.56
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $6,944.06
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,282.79
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,621.52
BCBS Traditional $7,790.89
BCBS Participating $7,790.89
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $8,468.36
Aetna NATIONALNAP $8,637.73
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $8,976.46
CorVel Corporation MOWC $11,008.87
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $12,533.17
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $13,549.38
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $14,396.21
CCO, Inc. COMM $14,396.21
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $15,243.05

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,410.75 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,410.75 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,666.50 $234.21 – $1,039.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,410.75 $285.67 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,410.75 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,410.75 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $957.66 $237.67 – $430.18
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,894.10 $131.00 – $317.33

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