Tissue culture tumor 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

$3,445.01

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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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$3,445.01

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.

$47.62 with BCBS vs $3,100.51 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

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
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $47.62 ↓ -99%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $47.62 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $47.62 ↓ -99%
Humana ASO $59.51 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $59.51 ↓ -98%
Humana POS $59.51 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $59.51 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $59.51 ↓ -98%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $74.79 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $90.14 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $112.19 ↓ -97%
United KSMGMCD $125.39 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $127.90 ↓ -96%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $129.15 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $130.41 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $130.41 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $131.66 ↓ -96%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $139.41 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $141.88 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRHMO $146.04 ↓ -96%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $146.04 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $146.04 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $147.52 ↓ -96%
Humana PFFS $147.52 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRHMO $147.52 ↓ -96%
Humana MGMCRPPO $147.52 ↓ -96%
United VACCN $147.52 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $147.52 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $150.47 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $150.47 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $150.47 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MCR $150.47 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $157.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna IVLHIX $199.15 ↓ -94%
Aetna KCCarePlus $208.00 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $213.16 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $224.23 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $262.67 ↓ -92%
Aetna Local $278.81 ↓ -92%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $311.92 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $320.13 ↓ -91%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $325.06 ↓ -91%
Aetna National $342.24 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $447.85 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $640.77 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $654.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $654.55 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $689.00 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $757.90 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $864.70 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $999.05 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $999.05 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,205.75 ↓ -65%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,384.89 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,384.89 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,412.45 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,481.35 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,550.25 ↓ -55%
BCBS Participating $1,584.70 ↓ -54%
BCBS Traditional $1,584.70 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,722.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,756.96 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,825.86 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,239.26 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,549.31 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,756.01 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $2,756.01 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,928.26 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,928.26 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,100.51 ↓ -10%

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Tissue culture tumor at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $353.10 $147.52 – $608.28
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $353.10 $147.52 – $608.28
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $947.65 $144.57 – $315.07
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $353.10 $147.52 – $608.28
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $353.10 $147.52 – $608.28
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $353.10 $147.52 – $608.28
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $343.75 $147.52 – $287.77

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