Ultrasound transabd ea addl gest 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 $2,520.54 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 $36.22
HealthyBlue MGMCD $36.94
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $37.31
Amerigroup MGMCD $37.67
Unicare MGMCD $37.67
Home State Health Plan MCD $38.03
United MOMGMCD $61.57
Aetna IVLHIX $88.67
Aetna KCCarePlus $92.61
Aetna Local $124.14
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $148.54
Aetna National $152.38
CorVel Corporation KSWC $176.39
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $181.03
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $183.81
Humana HMO $212.71
Humana EPO $212.71
Humana ASO $212.71
BCBS BlueAccess $217.20
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $217.20
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $217.20
Humana PPO $274.58
Humana POS $274.58
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $364.08
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $520.91
NHC Advantage MGMCR $532.11
NHC Advantage MGMCD $532.11
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $560.12
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $616.13
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $616.13
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $616.13
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $694.55
United OptionsPPO $702.95
BCBS FreedomNetwork $812.17
BCBS PC $812.17
Cigna LocalKC $826.74
Universal Healthcare MCR $980.21
Cigna Comm $1,033.42
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,125.84
Coventry WCOMP $1,125.84
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,148.25
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,204.26
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,260.27
BCBS Participating $1,288.28
BCBS Traditional $1,288.28
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,400.30
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,428.31
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,484.32
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,820.39
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,072.44
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,240.48
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,380.51
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,380.51
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,520.54

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Ultrasound transabd ea addl gest at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $468.60 $114.71 – $348.07
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $468.60 $114.71 – $348.07
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $468.60 $114.71 – $348.07
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $468.60 $114.71 – $348.07
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $468.60 $114.71 – $348.07
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $495.95 $36.22 – $51.75
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $443.95 $36.22 – $372.63
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $342.55 $274.07 – $274.07

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