Ultrasound guide intraoperative 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

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $4,128.04 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $61.54
HealthyBlue MGMCD $62.77
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $63.39
Amerigroup MGMCD $64.00
Unicare MGMCD $64.00
Home State Health Plan MCD $64.62
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $83.75
CorVel Corporation KSWC $99.46
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $102.07
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $103.64
United MOMGMCD $104.62
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $120.62
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $120.62
BCBS BlueAccess $120.62
Humana HMO $245.69
Humana EPO $245.69
Humana ASO $245.69
Humana PPO $317.16
Humana POS $317.16
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $596.27
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $853.13
NHC Advantage MGMCD $871.47
NHC Advantage MGMCR $871.47
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $917.34
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,009.08
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,009.08
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,009.08
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,137.50
United OptionsPPO $1,151.26
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,330.15
BCBS PC $1,330.15
Cigna LocalKC $1,354.00
Aetna IVLHIX $1,403.53
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,509.03
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,605.35
Cigna Comm $1,692.50
Aetna Local $1,802.58
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,843.86
Coventry WCOMP $1,843.86
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,880.55
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,972.29
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,064.02
BCBS Participating $2,109.89
BCBS Traditional $2,109.89
Aetna National $2,206.21
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,293.36
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,339.22
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,430.96
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,981.36
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,394.17
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,669.37
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,898.70
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,898.70
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,128.04

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ultrasound guide intraoperative at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $890.45 $77.51 – $236.54
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $890.45 $77.51 – $236.54
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $481.25 $89.00 – $189.83
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $890.45 $77.51 – $236.54
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $890.45 $77.51 – $236.54
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $890.45 $77.51 – $236.54
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $620.13 $119.52 – $119.52
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $727.35 $54.38 – $61.54

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →