Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$496.61

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.

$496.61

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.

$76.31 with CorVel Corporation vs $496.61 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
CorVel Corporation KSWC $76.31 ↓ -85%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $77.09 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $92.37 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $94.36 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $94.36 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $99.32 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $124.65 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $129.12 ↓ -74%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -72%
Aetna Better Health MCD $148.98 ↓ -70%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -70%
Humana ASO $167.85 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $167.85 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $167.85 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $188.71 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $188.71 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $188.71 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $188.71 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $203.61 ↓ -59%
Humana POS $213.54 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $213.54 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $213.54 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $213.54 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $223.47 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $235.89 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $248.31 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $248.31 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $261.71 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $283.66 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $317.83 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $317.83 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $332.73 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $354.33 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $354.58 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $372.46 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $376.43 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $380.40 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $387.36 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $396.29 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $396.29 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $422.12 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $422.12 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $422.12 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $434.53 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $446.95 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $496.61 ↑ +0%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $80.85 $39.31 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $80.85 $39.31 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $322.85 $45.13 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $80.85 $39.31 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $80.85 $39.31 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $80.85 $39.31 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $57.20 $45.62 – $307.16
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $138.45 $25.84 – $224.98

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