Volume measurement urine timed 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

$114.14

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.

$114.14

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.

$1.85 with Cigna vs $102.73 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1.85 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $2.23 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $2.77 ↓ -98%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $3.44 ↓ -97%
BCBS TRICARE $3.50 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $3.60 ↓ -97%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $3.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRHMO $3.60 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $3.64 ↓ -97%
Humana PFFS $3.64 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCRHMO $3.64 ↓ -97%
Humana MGMCRPPO $3.64 ↓ -97%
United VACCN $3.64 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.64 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $3.71 ↓ -97%
Celtic MCR $3.71 ↓ -97%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $3.71 ↓ -97%
Wellcare MCR $3.71 ↓ -97%
Pyramid Life MCR $3.89 ↓ -97%
Aetna IVLHIX $4.91 ↓ -96%
Aetna KCCarePlus $5.13 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $5.19 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $5.53 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $5.86 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $5.86 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $5.86 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $6.17 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $6.33 ↓ -94%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $6.43 ↓ -94%
Aetna Local $6.88 ↓ -94%
Humana HMO $7.34 ↓ -94%
Humana EPO $7.34 ↓ -94%
Humana ASO $7.34 ↓ -94%
Humana POS $7.34 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $7.34 ↓ -94%
Aetna National $8.45 ↓ -93%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $14.84 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $21.23 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $21.69 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $21.69 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $22.83 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $22.83 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $25.11 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $28.65 ↓ -75%
BCBS PC $33.10 ↓ -71%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $33.10 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $39.95 ↓ -65%
Coventry WCOMP $45.88 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $45.88 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $46.80 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $49.08 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $51.36 ↓ -55%
BCBS Traditional $52.50 ↓ -54%
BCBS Participating $52.50 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $57.07 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $58.21 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $60.49 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $74.19 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $84.46 ↓ -26%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $91.31 ↓ -20%
Global Sports Services WCOMP $91.31 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $97.02 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $97.02 ↓ -15%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $102.73 ↓ -10%

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Volume measurement urine timed at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $37.95 $3.64 – $12.39
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $37.95 $3.64 – $12.39
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $26.40 $3.57 – $6.42
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $37.95 $3.64 – $12.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $37.95 $3.64 – $12.39
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $37.95 $3.64 – $12.39
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $19.80 $3.28 – $6.55
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $19.50 $3.75 – $5.05

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