In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$665.90

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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.

$665.90

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.

$103.99 with United vs $665.90 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 $103.99 ↓ -84%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $106.07 ↓ -84%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $107.11 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health MCD $108.15 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $108.15 ↓ -84%
Unicare MGMCD $108.15 ↓ -84%
Home State Health Plan MCD $108.15 ↓ -84%
United MOMGMCD $114.39 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $123.86 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $126.52 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $126.52 ↓ -81%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -79%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $167.14 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $173.13 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $225.07 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $225.07 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $225.07 ↓ -66%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $242.29 ↓ -64%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $244.76 ↓ -63%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $253.04 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $253.04 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $253.04 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $253.04 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $273.02 ↓ -59%
BCBS PC $286.34 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $286.34 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $286.34 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $286.34 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $299.65 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $316.30 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $332.95 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $332.95 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $350.93 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $380.36 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $426.18 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $426.18 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $446.15 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $475.12 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $475.45 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $499.43 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $504.75 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $510.08 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $519.40 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $531.39 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $531.39 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $566.01 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $566.01 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $566.01 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $582.66 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $599.31 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $665.90 ↑ +0%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $194.15 $112.20 – $439.44
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $194.15 $112.20 – $439.44
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $289.30 $128.83 – $236.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $194.15 $112.20 – $439.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $194.15 $112.20 – $439.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $194.15 $112.20 – $439.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $214.50 $134.24 – $307.16
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $289.25 $101.78 – $224.98

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