X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views 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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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 $1,073.07 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $28.69
CorVel Corporation KSWC $34.07
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $34.96
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $35.50
Aetna IVLHIX $39.09
Aetna KCCarePlus $40.82
United KSMGMCD $48.74
HealthyBlue MGMCD $49.71
Humana ASO $49.75
Humana HMO $49.75
Humana EPO $49.75
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $50.20
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $50.30
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $50.30
BCBS BlueAccess $50.30
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.69
Unicare MGMCD $50.69
Home State Health Plan MCD $51.18
Aetna Local $54.72
Humana PPO $64.23
Humana POS $64.23
Aetna National $67.17
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $71.77
United MOMGMCD $82.86
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $100.81
Cigna LocalKC $120.17
Cigna Comm $150.01
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $155.00
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $221.77
NHC Advantage MGMCD $226.54
NHC Advantage MGMCR $226.54
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $238.46
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $262.31
United OptionsPPO $299.27
BCBS FreedomNetwork $345.77
BCBS PC $345.77
Universal Healthcare MCR $417.31
Aetna FHMedicalRental $479.30
Coventry WCOMP $479.30
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $488.84
College Park Family Care Center COMM $512.69
United GlobalBenefitPlan $536.53
BCBS Participating $548.46
BCBS Traditional $548.46
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $596.15
Aetna NATIONALNAP $608.07
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $631.92
CorVel Corporation MOWC $775.00
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $882.30
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $953.84
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,013.46
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,013.46
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,073.07

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $283.25 $21.53 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $283.25 $21.53 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $275.00 $24.73 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $283.25 $21.53 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $283.25 $21.53 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $283.25 $21.53 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $238.15 $40.78 – $156.90
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $309.40 $28.00 – $115.59

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