X-ray surgical specimen 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

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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.

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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.

$14.17 with CorVel Corporation vs $1,086.50 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
CorVel Corporation KSWC $14.17
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $14.32
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $93.04
NHC Advantage MGMCR $95.04
NHC Advantage MGMCD $95.04
United OptionsPPO $125.56
Universal Healthcare MCR $130.06
Humana HMO $169.08
Humana ASO $169.08
Humana EPO $169.08
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $190.09
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $190.09
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $190.09
BCBS BlueAccess $190.09
BCBS FreedomNetwork $205.09
College Park Family Care Center COMM $215.10
Humana PPO $215.10
Humana POS $215.10
BCBS PC $215.10
United GlobalBenefitPlan $225.10
Aetna IVLHIX $237.61
Oscar HIX $250.12
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $250.12
Aetna KCCarePlus $263.62
United KSMGMCD $282.26
Cigna LocalKC $285.73
HealthyBlue MGMCD $287.91
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $290.73
Home State Health Plan MCD $293.55
Aetna Better Health MCD $293.55
Amerigroup MGMCD $293.55
Unicare MGMCD $293.55
United MOMGMCD $310.49
BCBS Traditional $320.15
BCBS Participating $320.15
Aetna Local $335.15
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $356.91
Cigna Comm $357.16
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $375.17
Aetna NAP $379.17
Aetna National $383.18
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $390.18
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $399.18
Coventry WCOMP $399.18
CCO, Inc. COMM $425.20
CorVel Corporation MOWC $425.20
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $425.20
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $428.73
Aetna FHMedicalRental $437.70
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $450.21
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $500.23
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50

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X-ray surgical specimen at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $471.90 $8.27 – $656.76
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $471.90 $8.27 – $656.76
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $743.60 $9.50 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $471.90 $8.27 – $965.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $471.90 $8.27 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $471.90 $8.27 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $488.66 $18.24 – $985.13
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $217.10 $14.00 – $719.83

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