Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (2 views) at LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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Cash price

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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.

$29.62 with Multiplan vs $1,773.76 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $29.62 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $35.17 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $36.09 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $36.65 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $40.87 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $40.87 —
BCBS BlueAccess $40.87 —
Aetna IVLHIX $42.15 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $46.52 —
United KSMGMCD $59.96 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 —
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76 —
Aetna Local $61.82 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 —
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 —
Aetna National $76.18 —
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $129.77 —
Cigna LocalKC $150.26 —
Cigna Comm $188.31 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $271.28 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $388.14 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $396.49 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $396.49 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $396.49 —
Humana HMO $471.61 —
Humana ASO $471.61 —
Humana EPO $471.61 —
United OptionsPPO $509.17 —
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $563.43 —
Humana PPO $594.73 —
Humana POS $594.73 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $730.37 —
Coventry WCOMP $838.89 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $855.58 —
BCBS PC $855.58 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $855.58 —
BCBS Participating $897.32 —
BCBS Traditional $897.32 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $897.32 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $939.05 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,043.39 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,105.99 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,356.41 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,544.22 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,565.09 —
Evernorth (Cigna) Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,669.42 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,773.76 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,773.76 —

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (2 views) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $258.50 $22.66 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $217.25 $19.74 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $165.00 $38.59 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $262.60 $24.00 – $139.62

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