Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$666.75

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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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$666.75

Gross charge

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

$9.16 with United vs $600.08 with FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc — 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 $9.16 ↓ -99%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $9.34 ↓ -99%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $9.43 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $9.53 ↓ -99%
Unicare MGMCD $9.53 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $9.53 ↓ -99%
Home State Health Plan MCD $9.55 ↓ -99%
United MOMGMCD $10.10 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $15.11 ↓ -98%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $124.02 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $167.35 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $173.35 ↓ -74%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $173.35 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $225.36 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $225.36 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $225.36 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $253.37 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $253.37 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $253.37 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $253.37 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $273.37 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $286.70 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $286.70 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $286.70 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $300.04 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $316.71 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $333.38 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $333.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $351.38 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $380.85 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $426.72 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $426.72 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $446.72 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $475.73 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $476.06 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $500.06 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $505.40 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $510.73 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $520.07 ↓ -22%
Coventry WCOMP $532.07 ↓ -20%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $532.07 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $566.74 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $566.74 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $566.74 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $583.41 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $600.08 ↓ -10%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $90.67 $18.32 – $42.48
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $451.10 $24.54 – $24.54
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $586.43 $18.32 – $26.34
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $97.50 $30.66 – $30.66
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $120.90 $18.32 – $44.06
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $490.40 $9.16 – $9.64
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $246.50 $9.16 – $9.64
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $10.51 – $22.69

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