Ghs fb removal - incisional 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

$824.00

Cash price

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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.

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

$824.00

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.

$153.26 with Ambetter vs $3,041.00 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
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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 $153.26 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $206.82 ↓ -75%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $214.24 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $214.24 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $278.51 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $278.51 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $278.51 ↓ -66%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $313.12 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $313.12 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $313.12 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $313.12 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $337.84 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $354.32 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $354.32 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $354.32 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $354.32 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $370.80 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $391.40 ↓ -53%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $412.00 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $412.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $434.25 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $470.67 ↓ -43%
United KSMGMCD $525.22 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $527.36 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $527.36 ↓ -36%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $535.72 ↓ -35%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $540.98 ↓ -34%
Home State Health Plan MCD $546.23 ↓ -34%
Amerigroup MGMCD $546.23 ↓ -34%
Aetna Better Health MCD $546.23 ↓ -34%
Unicare MGMCD $546.23 ↓ -34%
Aetna Local $552.08 ↓ -33%
United MOMGMCD $577.74 ↓ -30%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $587.92 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $588.34 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $618.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $624.59 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $631.18 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $642.72 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $657.55 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $657.55 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $700.40 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $700.40 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $700.40 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $721.00 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $741.60 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $824.00 ↑ +0%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +209%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +209%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $2,641.96 ↑ +221%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $2,668.92 ↑ +224%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,041.00 ↑ +269%

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Ghs fb removal - incisional at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,323.75 $195.97 – $2,680.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,323.75 $195.97 – $2,680.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $4,358.75 $225.02 – $2,544.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,323.75 $195.97 – $3,886.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,323.75 $195.97 – $2,680.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,323.75 $195.97 – $2,680.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,705.44 $1,645.17 – $2,977.67
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $509.60 $201.52 – $2,127.08

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