Compatibility test incubate 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

$309.00

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$309.00

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.

$57.47 with Ambetter vs $309.00 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

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 $57.47 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $58.71 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $58.71 ↓ -81%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $59.14 ↓ -81%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.75 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.80 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $77.56 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $80.34 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $92.70 ↓ -70%
Humana ASO $104.44 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $104.44 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $104.44 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $117.42 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $117.42 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $117.42 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $117.42 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $126.69 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $132.87 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $132.87 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $132.87 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $132.87 ↓ -57%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $139.05 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $146.78 ↓ -52%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $154.50 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $154.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $162.84 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $176.50 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $197.76 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $197.76 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $207.03 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $220.47 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $220.63 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $231.75 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $234.22 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $236.69 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $241.02 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $246.58 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $246.58 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $262.65 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $262.65 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $262.65 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $270.38 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $278.10 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $309.00 ↑ +0%

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Compatibility test incubate at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $112.75 $34.87 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $94.05 $30.37 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $94.05 $30.37 – $204.77
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $47.45 $22.26 – $224.98
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $71.50 $19.78 – $224.98

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