Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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

$1,089.88

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.

$1,089.88

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.

$22.60 with BCBS vs $1,089.88 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
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $22.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $22.60 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAccess $22.60 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $28.24 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $28.24 ↓ -97%
Humana HMO $28.24 ↓ -97%
Humana EPO $28.24 ↓ -97%
Humana ASO $28.24 ↓ -97%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $39.94 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalKC $48.13 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $59.90 ↓ -95%
United KSMGMCD $66.95 ↓ -94%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $68.29 ↓ -94%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $68.96 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $69.63 ↓ -94%
Unicare MGMCD $69.63 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $69.63 ↓ -94%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $74.43 ↓ -93%
BCBS TRICARE $75.76 ↓ -93%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $75.76 ↓ -93%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $77.98 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRHMO $77.98 ↓ -93%
BCBS MCRPPO $77.98 ↓ -93%
Humana MCRHMO $78.77 ↓ -93%
Humana MCRPPO $78.77 ↓ -93%
Humana PFFS $78.77 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $78.77 ↓ -93%
Optum Health MCR $78.77 ↓ -93%
United CommunityCareNetwork $78.77 ↓ -93%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $78.77 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health MGMCR $78.77 ↓ -93%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $80.35 ↓ -93%
United MGMCR $80.35 ↓ -93%
Wellcare MCR $80.35 ↓ -93%
Celtic MCR $80.35 ↓ -93%
Home State Health Plan MCD $81.01 ↓ -93%
Pyramid Life MCR $84.28 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $97.08 ↓ -91%
Aetna IVLHIX $106.34 ↓ -90%
Aetna KCCarePlus $111.07 ↓ -90%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $113.69 ↓ -90%
Oscar HIX $119.73 ↓ -89%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $135.00 ↓ -88%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $138.56 ↓ -87%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $140.69 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $141.68 ↓ -87%
Aetna Local $148.88 ↓ -86%
Aetna National $182.75 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $202.72 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $207.08 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $207.08 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $217.98 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $261.57 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $273.56 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $381.46 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $403.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $403.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $425.05 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $425.05 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $438.13 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $438.13 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $446.85 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $468.65 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $490.45 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $523.14 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $544.94 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $544.94 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $544.94 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $555.84 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $577.64 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $653.93 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $708.42 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $708.42 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $708.42 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $708.42 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $806.51 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $817.41 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $871.90 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $871.90 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $871.90 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $969.99 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,002.69 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,089.88 ↑ +0%

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $22.60 – $140.69
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $236.50 $46.31 – $136.27
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $380.05 $70.89 – $141.79

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