Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$150.67

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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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$150.67

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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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$28.02 with Ambetter vs $5,877.00 with United — 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

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
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $28.02 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $37.82 ↓ -75%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $39.17 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $39.17 ↓ -74%
Humana EPO $50.93 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $50.93 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $50.93 ↓ -66%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $57.25 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $57.25 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $57.25 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $57.25 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $61.77 ↓ -59%
BCBS PC $64.79 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $64.79 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $64.79 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $67.80 ↓ -55%
United KSMGMCD $71.01 ↓ -53%
Aetna IVLHIX $71.57 ↓ -52%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $72.43 ↓ -52%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $73.14 ↓ -51%
Home State Health Plan MCD $73.85 ↓ -51%
Amerigroup MGMCD $73.85 ↓ -51%
Unicare MGMCD $73.85 ↓ -51%
Aetna Better Health MCD $73.85 ↓ -51%
Oscar HIX $75.33 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $75.33 ↓ -50%
United MOMGMCD $78.11 ↓ -48%
Aetna KCCarePlus $79.40 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $86.06 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $96.43 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $96.43 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $100.95 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $107.50 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $107.58 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $113.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $114.21 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $115.41 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $117.52 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $120.23 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $120.23 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $128.07 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $128.07 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $128.07 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $131.84 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $135.60 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $150.67 ↑ +0%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $205.86 ↑ +37%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $207.96 ↑ +38%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +1592%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +1592%
United AllPayerAppendix $5,877.00 ↑ +3801%

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $131.45 $26.55 – $1,216.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $131.45 $26.55 – $1,216.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $126.50 $30.48 – $1,632.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $131.45 $26.55 – $1,216.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $131.45 $26.55 – $1,216.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $131.45 $26.55 – $1,216.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $137.28 $132.53 – $2,277.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $577.20 $15.10 – $169.23

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