Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER

1500 State St, Lexington, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1679520258

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

$7,287.42

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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$7,287.42

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.

$206.69 with United vs $7,287.42 with Anthem MissouriCare — 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 $206.69 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $214.96 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $214.96 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $214.96 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $227.36 ↓ -97%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $508.44 ↓ -93%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $513.63 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -89%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,355.46 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,384.61 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,384.61 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $1,829.14 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,894.73 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $2,463.15 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $2,463.15 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $2,463.15 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $2,769.22 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $2,769.22 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $2,769.22 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,769.22 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,987.84 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $3,133.59 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $3,133.59 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $3,133.59 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,133.59 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,279.34 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $3,461.52 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $3,643.71 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,643.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $3,840.47 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $4,162.57 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $4,663.95 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $4,663.95 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $4,882.57 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $5,199.57 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $5,203.22 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $5,465.56 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $5,523.86 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $5,582.16 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,684.19 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,815.36 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $5,815.36 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,194.31 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $6,194.31 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $6,194.31 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $6,376.49 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $6,558.68 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $7,287.42 ↑ +0%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,442.00 $349.44 – $1,496.04
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,442.00 $349.44 – $1,496.04
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,849.55 $342.45 – $1,443.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,442.00 $393.54 – $1,496.04
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,442.00 $349.44 – $1,496.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,442.00 $349.44 – $1,496.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,552.32 $347.51 – $628.99
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $2,897.05 $206.69 – $468.85

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