Tobramycin non-comp unit at CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
19600 E 39TH ST, Independence, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1942247044
$362.25
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.
$362.25
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.
$14.80 with BCBS vs $326.02 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 | TRICARE | $14.80 | ↓ -96% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $20.58 | ↓ -94% |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $72.45 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $79.69 | ↓ -78% |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $79.69 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $79.69 | ↓ -78% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $90.92 | ↓ -75% |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $105.05 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS | PC | $105.05 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $108.67 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $108.67 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $108.67 | ↓ -70% |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $145.62 | ↓ -60% |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $148.52 | ↓ -59% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $163.01 | ↓ -55% |
| BCBS | Participating | $166.63 | ↓ -54% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $166.63 | ↓ -54% |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $181.13 | ↓ -50% |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $235.46 | ↓ -35% |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $268.06 | ↓ -26% |
| Global Sports Services | WCOMP | $289.80 | ↓ -20% |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $289.80 | ↓ -20% |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $307.91 | ↓ -15% |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $307.91 | ↓ -15% |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $326.02 | ↓ -10% |
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Tobramycin non-comp unit at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | Lee's Summit | $22.76 | $14.80 – $20.58 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | not published | $30.08 – $31.09 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton | not published | $16.85 – $38.14 |