Smear special stain inclusion bodies/parasites 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.
$3.03 with Cigna vs $48.88 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.
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 | $3.03 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $3.66 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $4.55 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $5.66 | — |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $5.76 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $5.93 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $5.93 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $5.93 | — |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $5.99 | — |
| Humana | PFFS | $5.99 | — |
| Humana | MGMCRHMO | $5.99 | — |
| Humana | MGMCRPPO | $5.99 | — |
| United | VACCN | $5.99 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $5.99 | — |
| Wellcare | MCR | $6.11 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $6.11 | — |
| Cigna | HealthspringMGMCR | $6.11 | — |
| Celtic | MCR | $6.11 | — |
| Pyramid Life | MCR | $6.41 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $7.48 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $8.09 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $8.45 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $9.10 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $10.70 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $10.90 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $10.93 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $10.93 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $11.32 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $11.50 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $11.50 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $12.63 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $12.63 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $12.63 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $12.95 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $13.29 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $13.49 | — |
| Aetna | National | $13.90 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $14.44 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $14.68 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $14.68 | — |
| Humana | POS | $14.68 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $14.68 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $14.68 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $15.53 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $17.25 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $20.13 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $23.12 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $23.12 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $23.58 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $23.58 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $23.58 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $24.73 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $24.73 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $24.73 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $25.88 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $28.75 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $29.33 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $30.48 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $37.38 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $42.56 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $43.13 | — |
| Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $46.01 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $48.88 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $48.88 | — |
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Smear special stain inclusion bodies/parasites at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $86.35 | $5.99 – $61.22 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $86.35 | $5.99 – $61.22 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $379.50 | $5.87 – $31.71 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $86.35 | $5.99 – $61.22 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $86.35 | $5.99 – $61.22 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $86.35 | $5.99 – $61.22 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $96.25 | $5.39 – $10.78 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $71.50 | $6.18 – $8.30 |