Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
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Cash price 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 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.
$81.50 with BCBS vs $1,245.77 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 | MCRPPO | $81.50 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $81.50 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $81.50 | — |
| United | VACCN | $82.32 | — |
| Humana | MCR | $82.32 | — |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $82.32 | — |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $82.33 | — |
| Celtic | MCR | $83.97 | — |
| Wellcare | MCR | $83.97 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $83.97 | — |
| Cigna | HealthspringMGMCR | $83.97 | — |
| Pyramid Life | MCR | $88.08 | — |
| United | KSMGMCD | $88.44 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $90.21 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $91.09 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $91.98 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $91.98 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $179.94 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $257.46 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $263.00 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $263.00 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $263.00 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $263.00 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $304.52 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $304.52 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $312.83 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $312.83 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $312.83 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $337.74 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $342.63 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $342.63 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $342.63 | — |
| Humana | POS | $394.49 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $394.49 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $401.42 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $401.42 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $423.56 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $455.40 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $484.47 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $525.99 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $556.44 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $567.52 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $595.20 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $622.89 | — |
| Aetna | National | $622.89 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $636.73 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $636.73 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $692.10 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $733.62 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $899.72 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $1,024.30 | — |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $1,107.35 | — |
| Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $1,107.35 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $1,107.35 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $1,176.56 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $1,176.56 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $1,245.77 | — |
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Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $336.60 | $55.84 – $67.01 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $336.60 | $55.84 – $67.01 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $396.55 | $54.72 – $67.01 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $336.60 | $75.80 – $75.80 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $336.60 | $55.84 – $67.01 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $336.60 | $55.84 – $67.01 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $391.71 | $55.53 – $100.51 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $358.80 | $57.86 – $112.99 |