Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

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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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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.

$12.30 with United vs $4,550.35 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
United KSMGMCD $12.30
HealthyBlue MGMCD $12.55
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $12.67
Unicare MGMCD $12.79
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.79
Home State Health Plan MCD $12.92
United MOMGMCD $20.91
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $22.21
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
CorVel Corporation KSWC $26.37
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $27.07
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $27.48
Aetna IVLHIX $29.19
Aetna KCCarePlus $30.48
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $35.56
BCBS BlueAccess $35.56
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $35.56
Humana HMO $35.67
Humana ASO $35.67
Humana EPO $35.67
Aetna Local $40.86
Humana PPO $46.05
Humana POS $46.05
Aetna National $50.16
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $657.27
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $940.41
NHC Advantage MGMCR $960.63
NHC Advantage MGMCD $960.63
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,011.19
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,112.31
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,112.31
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,112.31
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,253.88
United OptionsPPO $1,269.04
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,466.23
BCBS PC $1,466.23
Cigna LocalKC $1,492.52
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,769.58
Cigna Comm $1,865.65
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,032.49
Coventry WCOMP $2,032.49
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,072.94
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,174.06
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,275.18
BCBS Participating $2,325.74
BCBS Traditional $2,325.74
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,527.97
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,578.53
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,679.65
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,286.37
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,741.40
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,044.76
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,297.56
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,297.56
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,550.35

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $318.45 $17.59 – $52.03
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $318.45 $17.59 – $52.03
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $396.00 $20.19 – $41.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $318.45 $17.59 – $52.03
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $318.45 $17.59 – $52.03
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $318.45 $17.59 – $52.03
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $566.26 $35.29 – $35.29
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $351.00 $12.30 – $87.38

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