Ultrasound joint complete left 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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Cash price

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

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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.

$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $5,300.06 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
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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
Global Sports Services WCOMP $25.00
United KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $62.96
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $92.08
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
United MOMGMCD $101.93
CorVel Corporation KSWC $109.34
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $112.22
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $113.95
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Aetna IVLHIX $155.36
Humana ASO $155.73
Humana EPO $155.73
Humana HMO $155.73
BCBS BlueAccess $161.17
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $161.17
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $161.17
Aetna KCCarePlus $162.26
Cigna Comm $181.48
Humana PPO $201.02
Humana POS $201.02
Aetna Local $217.50
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Aetna National $266.98
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $765.56
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,095.34
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,118.90
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,118.90
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,177.79
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,295.57
United OptionsPPO $1,478.13
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,707.80
BCBS PC $1,707.80
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,061.13
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,367.36
Coventry WCOMP $2,367.36
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,414.47
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,532.25
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,650.03
BCBS Traditional $2,708.92
BCBS Participating $2,708.92
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,944.47
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,003.36
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,121.14
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,827.82
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,357.82
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,711.16
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,005.61
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,005.61
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $5,300.06

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $565.95 $18.85 – $173.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $436.70 $18.85 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $514.80 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $731.90 $126.92 – $215.20

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