Passy muir valve metal trach 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 (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.

$36.92 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $255.60 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $36.92
HealthyBlue MGMCD $56.80
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $62.48
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $62.48
United OptionsPPO $71.28
BCBS PC $82.36
BCBS FreedomNetwork $82.36
Aetna FHMedicalRental $114.17
Coventry WCOMP $114.17
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $116.44
United GlobalBenefitPlan $127.80
BCBS Traditional $130.64
BCBS Participating $130.64
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $142.00
Aetna NATIONALNAP $144.84
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $146.40
BCBS MCRPPO $146.40
BCBS MCRHMO $146.40
Devoted Health MGMCR $147.88
Humana PFFS $147.88
Humana MGMCRHMO $147.88
Humana MGMCRPPO $147.88
United VACCN $147.88
BCBS TRICARE $147.88
Celtic MCR $150.84
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $150.84
United MGMCR $150.84
Wellcare MCR $150.84
Pyramid Life MCR $158.23
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $210.16
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $227.20
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $227.20
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $241.40
CCO, Inc. COMM $241.40
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $255.60

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Passy muir valve metal trach at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $240.50 $145.07 – $520.80
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $165.75 $149.51 – $152.46
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $112.93 $88.13 – $88.13
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $103.59 – $177.46
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $146.40 – $158.23
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $147.88 – $158.23
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $144.99 – $158.23

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