Correction trichiasis epilation forcep 67820 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO · SSM Health · · NPI 1942685920

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

$72.13

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.

$131.14

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.

$63.64 with BCBS vs $4,616.00 with Healthlink — 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
BCBS Anthem Pathway Exchange $63.64 ↓ -12%
BCBS Anthem Blue Preferred HMO/POS $64.99 ↓ -10%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access Choice All Commercial Plans $64.99 ↓ -10%
BCBS Anthem Blue Access PPO $70.06 ↓ -3%
BCBS Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $130.60 ↑ +81%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $133.26 ↑ +85%
Centene Wellcare Medicare Managed Care - PPO $134.60 ↑ +87%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.53 ↑ +88%
Aetna Advantra Medicare Managed Care Plan $135.93 ↑ +88%
Essence Medicare Managed Care Plan $137.26 ↑ +90%
Oscar Exchange $159.92 ↑ +122%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $289.00 ↑ +301%
UnitedHealthCare Employee $537.00 ↑ +644%
UnitedHealthCare Non-PPO Other Commercial Plan $760.00 ↑ +954%
UnitedHealthCare Options PPO $961.00 ↑ +1232%
Aetna Carelink All Commercial Plans $2,176.00 ↑ +2917%
Healthlink HMO $3,085.00 ↑ +4177%
Centene Ambetter Exchange $3,148.00 ↑ +4264%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,362.00 ↑ +4561%
Healthlink PPO $4,616.00 ↑ +6300%

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Correction trichiasis epilation forcep 67820 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $939.51 $54.14 – $3,868.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $256.74 $132.53 – $2,277.00
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SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $55.42 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $55.42 – $2,444.00
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SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $55.42 – $2,302.00

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