Blood smear interpretation at LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER
2100 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1225085871
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Cash price 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 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.
$11.62 with Cigna vs $45.61 with OHA Network — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $11.62 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $14.01 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $17.43 | — |
| United | KSMGMCD | $19.08 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $19.46 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $19.65 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $19.84 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $19.84 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $19.84 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $20.03 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $23.85 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $24.77 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $32.93 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $32.93 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $32.93 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $36.86 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $43.77 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $44.92 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $45.61 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Blood smear interpretation at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | $80.60 | $18.16 – $68.47 |
| Mercy Primary Care - Bernie | Bernie | $40.50 | $10.49 – $42.66 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton | $62.70 | $24.77 – $84.30 |