X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral >= 5 views at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

6420 Clayton Rd, Richmond Heights, MO · SSM Health · · NPI 1780763284

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$407.00

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$740.00

Gross charge

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$40.37 with BCBS vs $223.39 with UnitedHealthCare — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS Anthem Pathway Exchange $40.37 ↓ -90%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO $41.49 ↓ -90%
BCBS Anthem Blue Preferred HMO/POS $41.68 ↓ -90%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access PPO $44.96 ↓ -89%
Cigna OAP Other Commercial Plan $80.59 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $104.71 ↓ -74%
Aetna Gold Advantage Medicare Managed Care Plan $105.76 ↓ -74%
UnitedHealthCare Medicare Managed Care Plan $106.26 ↓ -74%
BCBS Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $106.29 ↓ -74%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $106.49 ↓ -74%
Healthlink HMO $123.68 ↓ -70%
Healthlink Employers Choice All Commercial Plans $123.68 ↓ -70%
Oscar Exchange $125.66 ↓ -69%
UnitedHealthCare Options PPO $217.94 ↓ -46%
UnitedHealthCare All Commercial Plans $223.39 ↓ -45%
UnitedHealthCare St. Louis University Employee $223.39 ↓ -45%

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X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral >= 5 views at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $407.00 $40.37 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $407.00 $40.37 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $478.50 $46.36 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $407.00 $40.37 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $407.00 $40.37 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $558.80 $65.19 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $495.95 $37.49 – $139.62
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $533.00 $78.37 – $139.62

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