Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution 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

$226.53

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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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$226.53

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.

$22.61 with United vs $226.53 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 AllPayerAppendix $22.61 ↓ -90%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $49.84 ↓ -78%
United KSMGMCD $51.05 ↓ -77%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $52.07 ↓ -77%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $52.58 ↓ -77%
Aetna Better Health MCD $53.09 ↓ -77%
Unicare MGMCD $53.09 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup MGMCD $53.09 ↓ -77%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $54.37 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $56.86 ↓ -75%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $67.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $67.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $67.96 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $83.82 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $83.82 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $88.35 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $88.35 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $91.07 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $92.88 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $101.94 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $108.73 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $113.27 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $113.27 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $113.27 ↓ -50%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $135.92 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $147.24 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $147.24 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $147.24 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $147.24 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $167.63 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $169.90 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $169.90 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $181.22 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $181.22 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $181.22 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $181.22 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $201.61 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $208.41 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $226.53 ↑ +0%

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Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $52.07 – $53.09
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $105.79 $14.13 – $153.15
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $591.50 $14.13 – $153.15
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $455.00 $10.27 – $38.16
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $423.15 $13.44 – $347.25
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $109.08 $22.61 – $53.09
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $121.44 $22.61 – $53.09
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $53.10 $22.61 – $53.09

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