Phentolaine mesylate inj 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

$1,040.18

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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.

$1,040.18

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.

$208.04 with HealthyBlue vs $936.16 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $208.04 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $228.84 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $228.84 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $261.09 ↓ -75%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $301.65 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $301.65 ↓ -71%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $312.05 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $312.05 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $312.05 ↓ -70%
Coventry WCOMP $418.15 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $426.47 ↓ -59%
BCBS TRICARE $449.30 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $468.08 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $478.48 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $478.48 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $520.09 ↓ -50%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $676.12 ↓ -35%
United AllPayerAppendix $693.92 ↓ -33%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $769.73 ↓ -26%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $832.14 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $832.14 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $884.15 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $884.15 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $936.16 ↓ -10%

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Phentolaine mesylate inj at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,268.85 $27.37 – $433.60
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $1,364.35 $169.92 – $1,527.79
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $886.83 $252.56 – $1,527.79
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,480.94 $27.37 – $799.06
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $310.72 $449.30 – $693.92
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $174.00 $449.30 – $449.30
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $1,239.70 $693.92 – $693.92
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $1,436.76 $449.30 – $693.92

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