Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$41.88 with BCBS vs $441.43 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | TRICARE | $41.88 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $66.35 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $98.10 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $107.91 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $107.91 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $107.91 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $123.11 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $142.24 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $142.24 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $147.14 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $147.14 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $147.14 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $197.17 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $201.10 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $220.72 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $225.62 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $225.62 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $245.24 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $318.81 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $362.96 | — |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $392.38 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $392.38 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $416.91 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $416.91 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $441.43 | — |
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Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $1,218.76 | $107.68 – $107.68 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage | $1,584.39 | $120.30 – $120.30 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | $1,218.76 | $140.08 – $140.08 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark | $1,133.45 | $116.94 – $166.42 |
| LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | Lexington | $157.44 | $66.35 – $66.35 |
| RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City | $303.52 | $41.88 – $66.35 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $48.00 – $73.77 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | not published | $48.00 – $73.77 |