CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

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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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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.

$101.17 with United vs $6,166.36 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 $101.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Aetna Better Health MCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $105.22
United MOMGMCD $111.29
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
CorVel Corporation KSWC $268.11
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $270.84
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,146.94
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,171.61
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,171.61
United OptionsPPO $1,547.76
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,603.25
Humana ASO $2,084.23
Humana EPO $2,084.23
Humana HMO $2,084.23
BCBS BlueAccess $2,343.22
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $2,343.22
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $2,343.22
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,343.22
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,528.21
Humana PPO $2,651.53
Humana POS $2,651.53
BCBS PC $2,651.53
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,651.53
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,774.86
Aetna IVLHIX $2,929.02
Oscar HIX $3,083.18
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,083.18
Aetna KCCarePlus $3,249.67
Cigna LocalKC $3,522.22
BCBS Participating $3,946.47
BCBS Traditional $3,946.47
Aetna Local $4,131.46
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $4,399.70
Cigna Comm $4,402.78
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $4,624.77
Aetna NAP $4,674.10
Aetna National $4,723.43
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $4,809.76
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,920.76
Coventry WCOMP $4,920.76
CorVel Corporation MOWC $5,241.41
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,241.41
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,241.41
Aetna FHMedicalRental $5,395.56
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $5,549.72
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $6,166.36

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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $167.38 – $656.59
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $167.38 – $656.59
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,430.00 $172.17 – $819.92
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $167.38 – $656.59
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $167.38 – $656.59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $167.38 – $656.59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $998.58 $174.72 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,540.50 $101.17 – $233.71

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