Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple 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

$361.00

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

$361.00

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.

$67.15 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 $67.15 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $90.61 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $93.86 ↓ -74%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $93.86 ↓ -74%
Humana EPO $122.02 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $122.02 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $122.02 ↓ -66%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $137.18 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $137.18 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $137.18 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $137.18 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $148.01 ↓ -59%
BCBS PC $155.23 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $155.23 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $155.23 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $155.23 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $162.45 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $171.47 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $180.50 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $180.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $190.25 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $206.20 ↓ -43%
United KSMGMCD $223.08 ↓ -38%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $227.54 ↓ -37%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $229.77 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $231.04 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $231.04 ↓ -36%
Home State Health Plan MCD $232.00 ↓ -36%
Amerigroup MGMCD $232.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna Better Health MCD $232.00 ↓ -36%
Unicare MGMCD $232.00 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $241.87 ↓ -33%
United MOMGMCD $245.39 ↓ -32%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $257.57 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $257.75 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $270.75 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $273.64 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $276.53 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $281.58 ↓ -22%
Coventry WCOMP $288.08 ↓ -20%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $288.08 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $306.85 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $306.85 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $306.85 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $315.88 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $324.90 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $361.00 ↑ +0%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $609.13 ↑ +69%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $615.34 ↑ +70%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,218.00 ↑ +237%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +606%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +606%

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Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $572.00 $108.53 – $2,302.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $572.00 $108.53 – $2,302.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,113.75 $124.62 – $3,085.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $572.00 $108.53 – $3,886.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $572.00 $108.53 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $572.00 $108.53 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $906.18 $404.93 – $2,277.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $260.65 $110.15 – $524.51

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