Pretreat rbc w enzyme 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

$186.23

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.

$186.23

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.

$34.64 with Ambetter vs $291.26 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 $34.64 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $35.38 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $35.38 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $37.25 ↓ -80%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $43.87 ↓ -76%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $44.32 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $46.74 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $48.42 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $55.87 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $62.95 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $62.95 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $62.95 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $70.77 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $70.77 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $70.77 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $70.77 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $76.35 ↓ -59%
Humana POS $80.08 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $80.08 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $80.08 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $80.08 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $83.80 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $88.46 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $93.11 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $93.11 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $98.14 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $106.37 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $119.19 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $119.19 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $124.77 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $132.88 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $132.97 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $139.67 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $141.16 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $142.65 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $145.26 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $148.61 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $148.61 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $158.30 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $158.30 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $158.30 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $162.95 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $167.61 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $186.23 ↑ +0%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $271.34 ↑ +46%
United AllPayerAppendix $291.26 ↑ +56%

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Pretreat rbc w enzyme reference at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $157.30 $22.52 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $157.30 $22.52 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $204.60 $25.85 – $291.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $157.30 $22.52 – $291.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $157.30 $22.52 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $157.30 $22.52 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $100.10 $26.39 – $307.16
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $87.75 $14.67 – $224.98

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