Pretreat rbc w chem/drugs reference 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

$240.31

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.

$240.31

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.

$0.43 with Cigna vs $216.28 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $0.43 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $0.52 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $0.64 ↓ -100%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $31.24 ↓ -87%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $31.54 ↓ -87%
Humana HMO $33.34 ↓ -86%
Humana ASO $33.34 ↓ -86%
Humana PPO $33.34 ↓ -86%
Humana POS $33.34 ↓ -86%
Humana EPO $33.34 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -86%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $44.65 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $44.70 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $45.66 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $45.66 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $45.66 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $48.06 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $48.06 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $52.87 ↓ -78%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $53.02 ↓ -78%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $54.41 ↓ -77%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $55.25 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $60.32 ↓ -75%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $69.69 ↓ -71%
BCBS PC $69.69 ↓ -71%
Aetna IVLHIX $73.53 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $79.06 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $84.11 ↓ -65%
Aetna Local $94.44 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $96.60 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $96.60 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $98.53 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $103.33 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $108.14 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $110.54 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $110.54 ↓ -54%
Aetna National $115.59 ↓ -52%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $117.68 ↓ -51%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $117.68 ↓ -51%
BCBS BlueAccess $117.68 ↓ -51%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $120.16 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $122.56 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $127.36 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $156.20 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $177.83 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $192.25 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $192.25 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $204.26 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $204.26 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $216.28 ↓ -10%

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Pretreat rbc w chem/drugs reference at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $106.15 $28.23 – $99.16
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $106.15 $28.23 – $99.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $106.15 $28.23 – $99.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $71.50 $30.46 – $106.36
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