Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

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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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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.

$91.46 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $592.06 with Optum Health — 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $91.46
BCBS TRICARE $91.46
United KSMGMCD $93.83
HealthyBlue MGMCD $95.71
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $96.64
Aetna Better Health MCD $97.58
Unicare MGMCD $97.58
Amerigroup MGMCD $97.58
Home State Health Plan MCD $110.67
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $130.25
United MOMGMCD $132.62
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $142.09
United OptionsPPO $148.61
United AllPayerAppendix $154.82
BCBS Traditional $219.06
BCBS Participating $219.06
BCBS FreedomNetwork $230.90
BCBS PC $230.90
Coventry WCOMP $238.01
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $242.74
United GlobalBenefitPlan $266.43
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $284.19
Cigna LifeSource COMM $296.03
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $296.03
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $296.03
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $355.24
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $384.84
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $384.84
CorVel Corporation MOWC $384.84
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $384.84
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $438.12
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $444.04
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $473.65
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $473.65
CCO, Inc. COMM $473.65
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $473.65
Optum Health COMM $526.93
Optum Transplant COMM $544.70
Optum Health MCD $592.06
BCBS BlueAccess not published by hospital
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) not published by hospital
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) not published by hospital

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Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $91.46 – $132.62
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $17,217.91 $71.26 – $187.66
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $21,450.88 $251.28 – $251.28
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $20,020.82 $96.74 – $274.92
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $17,160.70 $62.76 – $659.05
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $17,160.70 $93.28 – $659.05
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $17,217.91 $71.26 – $407.28
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $98.59 – $155.71

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