Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$174.60

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$174.60

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$32.48 with Ambetter vs $174.60 with Anthem MissouriCare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $32.48 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $33.17 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $33.17 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $34.92 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $43.82 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $45.40 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $52.38 ↓ -70%
Humana EPO $59.01 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $59.01 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $59.01 ↓ -66%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $65.50 ↓ -62%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $66.17 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $66.35 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $66.35 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $66.35 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $66.35 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $71.59 ↓ -59%
Humana POS $75.08 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $75.08 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $75.08 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $75.08 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $78.57 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $82.94 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $87.30 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $87.30 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $92.01 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $99.73 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $111.74 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $111.74 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $116.98 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $124.58 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $124.66 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $130.95 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $132.35 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $133.74 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $136.19 ↓ -22%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -20%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $139.33 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $139.33 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $148.41 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $148.41 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $148.41 ↓ -15%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $152.78 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $157.14 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $174.60 ↑ +0%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $105.60 $33.94 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $105.60 $33.94 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $154.55 $38.97 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $105.60 $33.94 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $105.60 $33.94 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $105.60 $33.94 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $135.30 $39.03 – $307.16
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $111.15 $34.00 – $224.98

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →