Pet image w/ct lmtd 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 $12,710.08 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) $197.98
BCBS BlueAccess $197.98
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $197.98
United KSMGMCD $983.67
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,003.34
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $1,013.18
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,023.02
Unicare MGMCD $1,023.02
Home State Health Plan MCD $1,032.85
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,035.10
CorVel Corporation KSWC $1,229.19
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $1,261.53
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $1,280.94
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,313.23
United MOMGMCD $1,672.24
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,735.58
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,835.90
Humana EPO $1,878.94
Humana ASO $1,878.94
Humana HMO $1,878.94
Cigna LocalKC $2,068.81
Humana POS $2,425.49
Humana PPO $2,425.49
Cigna Comm $2,582.54
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,626.75
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,683.24
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,683.24
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,824.46
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,106.91
United AllPayerAppendix $3,330.77
Aetna IVLHIX $3,494.00
United OptionsPPO $3,544.70
Aetna KCCarePlus $3,849.00
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,095.47
BCBS PC $4,095.47
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,942.81
Aetna Local $5,171.00
Aetna FHMedicalRental $5,677.17
Coventry WCOMP $5,677.17
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,790.15
College Park Family Care Center COMM $6,072.59
Aetna National $6,280.00
United GlobalBenefitPlan $6,355.04
BCBS Participating $6,496.26
BCBS Traditional $6,496.26
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $7,061.15
Aetna NATIONALNAP $7,202.38
CorVel Corporation MOWC $9,179.50
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $10,450.51
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $11,297.85
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $12,003.96
CCO, Inc. COMM $12,003.96
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $12,710.08

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Pet image w/ct lmtd at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,320.45 $1,282.26 – $1,718.71
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,320.45 $1,282.26 – $1,718.71
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $3,025.00 $1,403.61 – $5,930.89
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,320.45 $1,282.26 – $2,960.68
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,320.45 $1,282.26 – $1,718.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,320.45 $1,282.26 – $1,718.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $2,447.94 $1,424.38 – $2,578.06
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