Azathioprine parenteral 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

$233.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$233.00

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.

$51.26 with Aetna Coventry vs $418.32 with United — 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
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $51.26 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $55.92 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $58.48 ↓ -75%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $69.90 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $69.90 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $69.90 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $86.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $86.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $90.87 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $90.87 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $93.67 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $95.53 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $104.85 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $111.84 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $116.50 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $116.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $116.50 ↓ -50%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $139.80 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $151.45 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $151.45 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $151.45 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $151.45 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $172.42 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $174.75 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $174.75 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $186.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $186.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $186.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $186.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $207.37 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $214.36 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $233.00 ↑ +0%
United KSMGMCD $250.00 ↑ +7%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $255.00 ↑ +9%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $257.50 ↑ +11%
Aetna Better Health MCD $260.00 ↑ +12%
Amerigroup MGMCD $260.00 ↑ +12%
Unicare MGMCD $260.00 ↑ +12%
Home State Health Plan MCD $302.50 ↑ +30%
United MOMGMCD $362.50 ↑ +56%
United AllPayerAppendix $418.32 ↑ +80%

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Azathioprine parenteral at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $333.25 $255.00 – $362.50
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $565.13 $250.00 – $262.50
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $125.06 $250.00 – $262.50
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $30.00 $250.00 – $260.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $254.76 – $305.71
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $254.76 – $305.71
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $154.50 – $305.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $255.00 – $377.80

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