Antibody elution rbc reference 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

$356.44

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.

$356.44

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.

$0.46 with Cigna vs $356.44 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $0.46 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $0.55 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $0.69 ↓ -100%
Humana POS $35.65 ↓ -90%
Humana ASO $35.65 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $35.65 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $35.65 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $35.65 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $46.34 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $48.28 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueAccess $48.61 ↓ -86%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $48.61 ↓ -86%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $48.61 ↓ -86%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $57.33 ↓ -84%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $58.84 ↓ -83%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.75 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $66.30 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $67.72 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $67.72 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $67.72 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $71.29 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $85.55 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $89.47 ↓ -75%
Aetna IVLHIX $109.07 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $117.27 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $124.75 ↓ -65%
United KSMGMCD $129.47 ↓ -64%
BCBS Participating $131.88 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $131.88 ↓ -63%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $132.06 ↓ -63%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $133.35 ↓ -63%
Aetna Better Health MCD $134.65 ↓ -62%
Unicare MGMCD $134.65 ↓ -62%
Amerigroup MGMCD $134.65 ↓ -62%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $139.01 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $139.01 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $140.08 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $143.29 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $143.29 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $146.14 ↓ -59%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -58%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $153.27 ↓ -57%
Home State Health Plan MCD $156.66 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $160.40 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $171.09 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $171.45 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $178.22 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $178.22 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $178.22 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $181.78 ↓ -49%
United MOMGMCD $187.73 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $188.91 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $213.86 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $231.69 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $231.69 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $231.69 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $231.69 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $263.77 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $267.33 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $267.33 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $285.15 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $285.15 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $285.15 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $317.23 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $327.92 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $356.44 ↑ +0%

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Antibody elution rbc reference at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $0.46 – $187.73
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $110.00 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $110.00 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $203.50 $34.87 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $110.00 $30.37 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $110.00 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $110.00 $30.37 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $163.90 $35.18 – $307.16

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