Catecholamines,fractionated, urine 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

$714.98

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$714.98

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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.

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$13.85 with Cigna vs $714.98 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $13.85 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $16.68 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $20.77 ↓ -97%
United KSMGMCD $23.21 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $23.67 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $23.91 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $24.14 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.14 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $24.14 ↓ -97%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $25.80 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $26.26 ↓ -96%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $26.26 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRPPO $27.03 ↓ -96%
BCBS MCRHMO $27.03 ↓ -96%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $27.03 ↓ -96%
Optum Health MCR $27.30 ↓ -96%
Humana PFFS $27.30 ↓ -96%
Humana MCRPPO $27.30 ↓ -96%
Humana MCRHMO $27.30 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $27.30 ↓ -96%
United CommunityCareNetwork $27.30 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $27.30 ↓ -96%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $27.30 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $27.85 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $27.85 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MCR $27.85 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $27.85 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $28.08 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $29.21 ↓ -96%
United MOMGMCD $33.65 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $36.23 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $36.23 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $36.23 ↓ -95%
Aetna IVLHIX $36.86 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $38.50 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $39.46 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $41.50 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $42.08 ↓ -94%
Humana ASO $42.08 ↓ -94%
Humana POS $42.08 ↓ -94%
Humana HMO $42.08 ↓ -94%
Humana EPO $42.08 ↓ -94%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $46.85 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $48.09 ↓ -93%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $48.83 ↓ -93%
Aetna Local $51.60 ↓ -93%
Aetna National $63.34 ↓ -91%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $92.95 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $132.99 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $135.85 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $135.85 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $143.00 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $171.60 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $179.46 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $250.24 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $264.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $264.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $278.84 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $278.84 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $287.42 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $287.42 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $293.14 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $307.44 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $321.74 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $343.19 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $357.49 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $357.49 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $357.49 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $364.64 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $378.94 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $428.99 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $464.74 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $464.74 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $464.74 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $464.74 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $529.09 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $536.24 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $571.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $571.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $571.98 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $636.33 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $657.78 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $714.98 ↑ +0%

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Catecholamines,fractionated, urine at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $356.75 $13.85 – $48.83
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $769.49 $13.85 – $48.83
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $1,121.21 $13.85 – $48.83
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $489.76 $23.21 – $48.83
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $24.44 – $91.18
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $24.44 – $91.18
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $26.75 – $47.23
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $24.44 – $91.18

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