Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$186.93

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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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$186.93

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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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$24.51 with United vs $656.15 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
United KSMGMCD $24.51 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $25.00 ↓ -87%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $25.25 ↓ -86%
Home State Health Plan MCD $25.49 ↓ -86%
Aetna Better Health MCD $25.49 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $25.49 ↓ -86%
Unicare MGMCD $25.49 ↓ -86%
United MOMGMCD $26.96 ↓ -86%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $34.77 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $35.52 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $35.52 ↓ -81%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $44.51 ↓ -76%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $44.97 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $46.92 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $48.60 ↓ -74%
Humana EPO $63.18 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $63.18 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $63.18 ↓ -66%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $71.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $71.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $71.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $71.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $76.64 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $80.38 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $80.38 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $80.38 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $80.38 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $84.12 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $88.79 ↓ -53%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $93.47 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $93.47 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $98.51 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $106.77 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $119.64 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $119.64 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $125.24 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $133.37 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $133.47 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $140.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $141.69 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $143.19 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $145.81 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $149.17 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $149.17 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $158.89 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $158.89 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $158.89 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $163.56 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $168.24 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $186.93 ↑ +0%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $610.54 ↑ +227%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↑ +251%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $381.15 $44.47 – $968.38
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $381.15 $44.47 – $968.38
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $246.40 $41.87 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $381.15 $44.47 – $656.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $381.15 $44.47 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $381.15 $44.47 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $186.45 $69.37 – $1,452.56
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $139.10 $19.50 – $1,072.46

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