Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER

2100 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1225085871

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,212.76

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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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$1,212.76

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.

$101.68 with United vs $1,030.85 with CCO, 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
United KSMGMCD $101.68 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.71 ↓ -91%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.73 ↓ -91%
Unicare MGMCD $105.75 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.75 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $105.75 ↓ -91%
Home State Health Plan MCD $106.76 ↓ -91%
United MOMGMCD $127.10 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $157.66 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $225.57 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $230.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $230.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $230.42 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $242.55 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $255.89 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $255.89 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $255.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $278.93 ↓ -77%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $300.76 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $304.40 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $321.38 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $321.38 ↓ -74%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $327.45 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $358.01 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $363.83 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $363.83 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $363.83 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $371.10 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $399.00 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $424.47 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $447.51 ↓ -63%
Aetna Local $476.61 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $487.53 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $487.53 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $497.23 ↓ -59%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $497.23 ↓ -59%
BCBS PC $497.23 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $521.49 ↓ -57%
BCBS Participating $521.49 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $521.49 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $545.74 ↓ -55%
Aetna National $583.34 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $606.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $618.51 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $642.76 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $788.29 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $897.44 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $909.57 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $970.21 ↓ -20%
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $970.21 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,030.85 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,030.85 ↓ -15%

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Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $312.95 $62.39 – $259.53
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $312.95 $62.39 – $259.53
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $338.80 $71.63 – $259.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $312.95 $62.39 – $62.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $312.95 $62.39 – $259.53
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $312.95 $62.39 – $259.53
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $174.20 $137.65 – $408.81
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $187.85 $80.33 – $408.81

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