Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis 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

$33.82

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$33.82

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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.

$6.29 with Ambetter vs $5,877.00 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

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 $6.29 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $8.49 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8.79 ↓ -74%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $8.79 ↓ -74%
Humana EPO $11.43 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $11.43 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $11.43 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $12.85 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $12.85 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $12.85 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $12.85 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $13.87 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $14.54 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $14.54 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $14.54 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $14.54 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $15.22 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $16.06 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $16.91 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $16.91 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $17.82 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $19.32 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $21.64 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $21.64 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $22.66 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $24.13 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $24.15 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $25.36 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $25.64 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $25.91 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $26.38 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $26.99 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $26.99 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $28.75 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $28.75 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $28.75 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $29.59 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $30.44 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $33.82 ↑ +0%
United KSMGMCD $41.38 ↑ +22%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $42.21 ↑ +25%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $42.62 ↑ +26%
Amerigroup MGMCD $43.04 ↑ +27%
Home State Health Plan MCD $43.04 ↑ +27%
Unicare MGMCD $43.04 ↑ +27%
Aetna Better Health MCD $43.04 ↑ +27%
United MOMGMCD $45.52 ↑ +35%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $205.86 ↑ +509%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $207.96 ↑ +515%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +7440%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +7440%
United AllPayerAppendix $5,877.00 ↑ +17277%

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Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $188.65 $16.36 – $279.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $188.65 $16.36 – $279.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $107.80 $18.79 – $537.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $188.65 $16.36 – $541.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $188.65 $16.36 – $279.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $188.65 $16.36 – $279.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $190.74 $132.53 – $2,277.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $999.05 $17.23 – $169.23

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