Parathyroid planar imaging 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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Cash price

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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.

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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 $4,035.64 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
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $212.23
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $212.23
BCBS BlueAccess $212.23
United KSMGMCD $218.05
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59
Humana ASO $226.47
Humana HMO $226.47
Humana EPO $226.47
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77
Unicare MGMCD $226.77
Home State Health Plan MCD $228.95
Humana POS $292.35
Humana PPO $292.35
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $355.83
United MOMGMCD $370.69
CorVel Corporation KSWC $422.55
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $433.67
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $440.34
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $457.55
Cigna LocalKC $545.40
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $582.93
Cigna Comm $680.83
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $834.03
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52
NHC Advantage MGMCD $851.97
NHC Advantage MGMCR $851.97
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $896.81
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $986.49
United OptionsPPO $1,125.49
BCBS PC $1,300.37
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,300.37
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,569.41
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,802.58
Coventry WCOMP $1,802.58
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,838.46
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,928.14
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,017.82
BCBS Traditional $2,062.66
BCBS Participating $2,062.66
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,242.02
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,286.86
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,376.54
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,914.63
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,318.19
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,587.23
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,811.43
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,811.43
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,035.64
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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Parathyroid planar imaging at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $806.30 $312.82 – $669.29
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $694.98 $376.85 – $720.75
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $751.40 $24.00 – $527.53

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