Staph a dna amp probe 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

$676.06

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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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$676.06

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.

$17.79 with Cigna vs $608.45 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 $17.79 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $21.44 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $26.69 ↓ -96%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $33.16 ↓ -95%
BCBS TRICARE $33.75 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCRHMO $34.74 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCRPPO $34.74 ↓ -95%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $34.74 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $35.09 ↓ -95%
Devoted Health MGMCR $35.09 ↓ -95%
Humana PFFS $35.09 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCRHMO $35.09 ↓ -95%
Humana MGMCRPPO $35.09 ↓ -95%
United KSMGMCD $35.09 ↓ -95%
United VACCN $35.09 ↓ -95%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $35.79 ↓ -95%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $35.79 ↓ -95%
Celtic MCR $35.79 ↓ -95%
United MGMCR $35.79 ↓ -95%
Wellcare MCR $35.79 ↓ -95%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $36.14 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.49 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $36.49 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $36.84 ↓ -95%
Pyramid Life MCR $37.55 ↓ -94%
Aetna IVLHIX $47.37 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $49.48 ↓ -93%
Oscar HIX $53.34 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $59.65 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $62.30 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueAccess $64.12 ↓ -91%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $64.12 ↓ -91%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $64.12 ↓ -91%
Aetna Local $66.32 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $68.85 ↓ -90%
Humana ASO $68.85 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $68.85 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $68.85 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $68.85 ↓ -90%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $73.98 ↓ -89%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $75.92 ↓ -89%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $77.09 ↓ -89%
Aetna National $81.41 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $87.89 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $125.75 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $128.45 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $128.45 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $135.21 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $148.73 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $169.69 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $196.06 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $196.06 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $236.62 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $271.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $271.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $277.18 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $290.71 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $304.23 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $310.99 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $310.99 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $338.03 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $344.79 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $358.31 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $439.44 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $500.28 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $540.85 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $540.85 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $574.65 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $574.65 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $608.45 ↓ -10%

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Staph a dna amp probe at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $117.00 $35.09 – $48.63
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $106.60 $35.09 – $49.71
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $103.35 $34.74 – $129.94
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $150.15 $31.58 – $126.04
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $116.35 $31.58 – $122.82
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $133.90 $26.74 – $205.35
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $35.09 – $144.72

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