Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen 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

$879.87

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$879.87

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.

$22.78 with United vs $879.87 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
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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
United KSMGMCD $22.78 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $23.24 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $23.46 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $23.69 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $23.69 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $23.69 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $27.56 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $33.03 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $34.78 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $41.31 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $42.39 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $43.05 ↓ -95%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $114.38 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $163.66 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $167.18 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $167.18 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $167.18 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $175.97 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $185.65 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $185.65 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $185.65 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $193.57 ↓ -78%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $193.57 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $211.17 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $218.21 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $220.85 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $233.17 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $233.17 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $259.74 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $263.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $263.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $263.96 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $269.24 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $289.48 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $307.95 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $324.67 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $325.55 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $325.55 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $343.15 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $343.15 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $345.79 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $353.71 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $353.71 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $360.75 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $378.34 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRPPO $395.94 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $395.94 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $395.94 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $422.34 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $423.22 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $439.94 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $439.94 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $439.94 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $448.73 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $466.33 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $527.92 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $571.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $571.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $571.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $571.92 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $651.10 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $659.90 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $659.90 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $703.90 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $703.90 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $703.90 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $783.08 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $809.48 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $879.87 ↑ +0%

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Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $23.24 – $43.05
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $101.20 $24.66 – $40.59
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $101.20 $24.66 – $40.59
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $151.80 $19.12 – $40.59
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $101.20 $24.66 – $40.59
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $101.20 $24.66 – $40.59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $101.20 $24.66 – $40.59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $205.15 $21.76 – $21.76

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