Venous sampling s&i 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 $10,733.33 with United — 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $121.70
CorVel Corporation KSWC $144.51
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $148.32
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $150.60
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $223.09
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $223.09
BCBS BlueAccess $223.09
Humana EPO $275.19
Humana HMO $275.19
Humana ASO $275.19
Humana PPO $355.24
Humana POS $355.24
Aetna IVLHIX $809.54
Aetna KCCarePlus $845.52
Aetna Local $1,133.36
Aetna National $1,391.21
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,511.77
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,162.99
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,209.50
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,209.50
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,325.79
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,558.37
United KSMGMCD $2,883.41
United OptionsPPO $2,918.87
HealthyBlue MGMCD $2,941.08
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $2,969.91
Unicare MGMCD $2,998.75
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,998.75
Home State Health Plan MCD $3,027.58
BCBS PC $3,372.40
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,372.40
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,070.14
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $4,231.22
Coventry WCOMP $4,674.85
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,674.85
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,767.88
United MOMGMCD $4,901.80
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,000.46
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,233.04
BCBS Participating $5,349.33
BCBS Traditional $5,349.33
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,814.48
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,930.77
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $6,096.44
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $6,163.35
Cigna LocalKC $7,266.95
CorVel Corporation MOWC $7,558.83
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $8,605.44
Cigna Comm $9,071.50
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,303.18
CCO, Inc. COMM $9,884.62
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $9,884.62
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $10,466.07
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33

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Venous sampling s&i at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $3,386.90 $92.13 – $6,688.16
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $3,386.90 $92.13 – $6,688.16
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $3,162.50 $105.78 – $6,688.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $3,386.90 $92.13 – $9,540.74
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $3,386.90 $92.13 – $6,688.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $3,386.90 $92.13 – $6,688.16
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $3,000.40 $71.89 – $15,847.73
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $3,386.90 $92.13 – $6,688.16

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