Tc-99m medronate 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

$447.22

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.

$447.22

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.

$83.18 with Ambetter vs $447.22 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
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $83.18 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $84.97 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $84.97 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $89.44 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $106.36 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $112.25 ↓ -75%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $116.28 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $116.28 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $134.17 ↓ -70%
Humana HMO $151.16 ↓ -66%
Humana ASO $151.16 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $151.16 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $169.94 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $169.94 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $169.94 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $169.94 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $183.36 ↓ -59%
Humana POS $192.30 ↓ -57%
Humana PPO $192.30 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $192.30 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $192.30 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $201.25 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $212.43 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $223.61 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $223.61 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $235.68 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $255.45 ↓ -43%
BCBS Traditional $286.22 ↓ -36%
BCBS Participating $286.22 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $299.64 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $319.09 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $319.32 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $335.42 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $338.99 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $342.57 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $348.83 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $356.88 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $356.88 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $380.14 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $380.14 ↓ -15%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $380.14 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $391.32 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $402.50 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $447.22 ↑ +0%

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Tc-99m medronate at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $34.10 $13.26 – $13.26
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $34.10 $13.26 – $13.26
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $335.19 $27.95 – $27.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $34.10 $13.26 – $13.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $34.10 $13.26 – $13.26
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $34.10 $13.26 – $13.26
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $68.97 not published
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $160.55 $64.00 – $64.00

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