Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 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

$692.18

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$692.18

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.

$128.75 with Ambetter vs $2,550.00 with NHC Advantage — 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 $128.75 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $173.74 ↓ -75%
Humana EPO $233.96 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $233.96 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $233.96 ↓ -66%
United KSMGMCD $234.00 ↓ -66%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $238.68 ↓ -66%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $241.02 ↓ -65%
Amerigroup MGMCD $243.36 ↓ -65%
Aetna Better Health MCD $243.36 ↓ -65%
Unicare MGMCD $243.36 ↓ -65%
Home State Health Plan MCD $243.36 ↓ -65%
United MOMGMCD $257.40 ↓ -63%
BCBS BlueAccess $263.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $263.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $263.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $263.03 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $283.79 ↓ -59%
Humana POS $297.64 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $297.64 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $297.64 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $311.48 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $328.79 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $346.09 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $346.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $364.78 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $395.37 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $443.00 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $443.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $463.76 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $493.87 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $494.22 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $519.13 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $524.67 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $530.21 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $539.90 ↓ -22%
Coventry WCOMP $552.36 ↓ -20%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $552.36 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $588.35 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $588.35 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $588.35 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $605.66 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $622.96 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,218.00 ↑ +76%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +268%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +268%
CorVel Corporation KSWC not published by hospital
OHA Network KansasWCOMP not published by hospital

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Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $533.50 $11.08 – $3,085.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $27.17 $1,351.00 – $2,277.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $614.35 $9.65 – $2,444.00

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