Aqmbf pet rest & rx stress 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

$4,574.81

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.

$4,574.81

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.

$594.73 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $4,652.00 with Aetna — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $594.73 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $850.91 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $869.21 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $869.21 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $914.96 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $914.96 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $965.28 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $965.28 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $965.28 ↓ -79%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,006.46 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,006.46 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,097.95 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,148.28 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $1,212.32 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $1,212.32 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,372.44 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,601.18 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,692.68 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,692.68 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,784.18 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,784.18 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,839.07 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,839.07 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,875.67 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,967.17 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRHMO $2,058.66 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,058.66 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $2,058.66 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,195.91 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,287.41 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,287.41 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,287.41 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,333.15 ↓ -49%
Aetna IVLHIX $2,589.00 ↓ -43%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,744.89 ↓ -40%
Aetna KCCarePlus $2,850.00 ↓ -38%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,973.63 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,973.63 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,973.63 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,973.63 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,385.36 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,431.11 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,431.11 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $3,659.85 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,659.85 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,659.85 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,659.85 ↓ -20%
Aetna Local $3,830.00 ↓ -16%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $3,846.89 ↓ -16%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $3,846.89 ↓ -16%
BCBS BlueAccess $3,846.89 ↓ -16%
Optum Health COMM $4,071.58 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $4,208.83 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $4,574.81 ↑ +0%
Aetna National $4,652.00 ↑ +2%

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Aqmbf pet rest & rx stress at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $3,846.89 – $3,846.89
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $2,256.15 $54.45 – $398.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $184.95 – $184.95
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $184.95 – $184.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $184.95 – $184.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $184.95 – $184.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $184.95 – $184.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City not published $301.39 – $301.39

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