Ultrasound joint complete left 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

$2,062.45

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.

$2,062.45

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.

$59.96 with United vs $2,062.45 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 $59.96 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $62.36 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $65.96 ↓ -97%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $112.80 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $113.95 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -88%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $383.62 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $391.87 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $391.87 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $517.67 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $536.24 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $697.11 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $697.11 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $697.11 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $783.73 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $783.73 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $783.73 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $783.73 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $845.60 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $886.85 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $886.85 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $886.85 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $886.85 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $928.10 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $979.66 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $1,031.22 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,031.22 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,086.91 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $1,178.07 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $1,319.97 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $1,319.97 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $1,381.84 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,471.56 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $1,472.59 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,546.84 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $1,563.34 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $1,579.84 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,608.71 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,645.84 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $1,645.84 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,753.08 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,753.08 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,753.08 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,804.64 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,856.20 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,062.45 ↑ +0%

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $565.95 $18.85 – $173.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $436.70 $18.85 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $436.70 $18.85 – $215.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $514.80 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $731.90 $126.92 – $215.20

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