X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study 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

$888.64

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$888.64

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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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$101.17 with United vs $888.64 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

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
United KSMGMCD $101.17 ↓ -89%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19 ↓ -88%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -88%
Aetna Better Health MCD $105.22 ↓ -88%
Unicare MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -88%
Home State Health Plan MCD $105.22 ↓ -88%
United MOMGMCD $111.29 ↓ -87%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $124.70 ↓ -86%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $125.98 ↓ -86%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $165.29 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $168.84 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $168.84 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $223.05 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $231.05 ↓ -74%
Humana ASO $300.36 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $300.36 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $300.36 ↓ -66%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $337.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $337.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $337.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS BlueAccess $337.68 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $364.34 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $382.12 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $382.12 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $382.12 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $382.12 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $399.89 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $422.10 ↓ -53%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $444.32 ↓ -50%
Oscar HIX $444.32 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $468.31 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $507.59 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $568.73 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $568.73 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $595.39 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $634.04 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $634.49 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $666.48 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $673.59 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $680.70 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $693.14 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $709.13 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $709.13 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $755.34 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $755.34 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $755.34 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $777.56 ↓ -13%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $799.78 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $888.64 ↑ +0%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $482.35 $90.15 – $226.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $482.35 $78.51 – $357.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $482.35 $78.51 – $238.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $653.40 $134.77 – $316.23
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $601.90 $30.00 – $233.71

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