Surgical pathology level 6 gross & microscopic examination 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

$1,235.99

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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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$1,235.99

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.

$221.98 with United vs $1,235.99 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 $221.98 ↓ -82%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $226.42 ↓ -82%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $228.64 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $229.89 ↓ -81%
Unicare MGMCD $230.86 ↓ -81%
Aetna Better Health MCD $230.86 ↓ -81%
Amerigroup MGMCD $230.86 ↓ -81%
Home State Health Plan MCD $230.86 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $234.84 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $234.84 ↓ -81%
United MOMGMCD $244.18 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $310.23 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $321.36 ↓ -74%
Humana HMO $417.76 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $417.76 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $417.76 ↓ -66%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $448.96 ↓ -64%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $453.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $469.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $469.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $469.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $469.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $506.76 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $531.48 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $531.48 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $531.48 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $531.48 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $556.20 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $587.10 ↓ -52%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $610.54 ↓ -51%
Oscar HIX $618.00 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $618.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $651.37 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $656.15 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $706.00 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $791.03 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $791.03 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $828.11 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $881.88 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $882.50 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $926.99 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $936.88 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $946.77 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $964.07 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $986.32 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $986.32 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,050.59 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,050.59 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,050.59 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,081.49 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,112.39 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,235.99 ↑ +0%

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Surgical pathology level 6 gross & microscopic examination at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $558.25 $313.62 – $968.38
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $558.25 $313.62 – $968.38
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $862.40 $360.11 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $558.25 $313.62 – $814.43
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $558.25 $313.62 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $558.25 $313.62 – $968.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $517.55 $492.27 – $1,452.56
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $424.45 $46.00 – $1,072.46

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