X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study 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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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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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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$25.00 with Global Sports Services vs $4,312.27 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Aetna IVLHIX $94.08
Aetna KCCarePlus $98.26
United KSMGMCD $101.17
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $101.80
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $106.23
CorVel Corporation KSWC $120.89
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $124.07
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $125.98
Aetna Local $131.71
Humana EPO $140.42
Humana ASO $140.42
Humana HMO $140.42
BCBS BlueAccess $143.48
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $143.48
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $143.48
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
Aetna National $161.68
United MOMGMCD $171.99
Humana PPO $181.27
Humana POS $181.27
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
Cigna Comm $303.29
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $622.88
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $891.20
NHC Advantage MGMCD $910.37
NHC Advantage MGMCR $910.37
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $958.28
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,054.11
United OptionsPPO $1,202.64
BCBS PC $1,389.51
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,389.51
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,676.99
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,926.15
Coventry WCOMP $1,926.15
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,964.48
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,060.31
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,156.13
BCBS Participating $2,204.05
BCBS Traditional $2,204.05
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,395.70
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,443.62
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,539.45
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,114.42
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,545.64
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,833.13
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,072.70
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,072.70
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,312.27

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $482.35 $90.15 – $226.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $482.35 $78.51 – $357.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $653.40 $134.77 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $601.90 $30.00 – $233.71

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