Cdna analysis for variants 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

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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.

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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.

$93.90 with Cigna vs $1,517.49 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $93.90
Cigna LocalKC $113.16
Cigna Comm $140.84
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $175.01
BCBS MCRPPO $183.35
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $183.35
BCBS MCRHMO $183.35
Humana MCRPPO $185.20
Humana PFFS $185.20
Devoted Health MGMCR $185.20
Optum Health MCR $185.20
Optum Transplants OONMCR $185.20
United AllPayerAppendix $185.20
United CommunityCareNetwork $185.20
Humana MCRHMO $185.20
United MGMCR $188.90
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $188.90
Wellcare MCR $188.90
Celtic MCR $188.90
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $197.27
Pyramid Life MCR $198.16
Aetna IVLHIX $250.02
Aetna KCCarePlus $261.13
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $266.82
Oscar HIX $281.50
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $282.25
NHC Advantage MGMCR $288.32
NHC Advantage MGMCD $288.32
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $303.50
HealthyBlue MGMCD $303.50
CorVel Corporation KSWC $316.85
Humana ASO $320.19
Humana EPO $320.19
Humana HMO $320.19
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $325.19
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $330.19
Aetna Local $350.03
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $364.20
United OptionsPPO $380.89
Humana POS $402.13
Humana PPO $402.13
Aetna National $429.67
Aetna Better Health MCD $455.25
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $455.25
BCBS BlueAccess $455.25
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $455.25
Universal Healthcare MCR $531.12
BCBS Participating $561.47
BCBS Traditional $561.47
BCBS FreedomNetwork $591.82
BCBS PC $591.82
Coventry WCOMP $610.03
Aetna FHMedicalRental $610.03
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $622.17
College Park Family Care Center COMM $652.52
United GlobalBenefitPlan $682.87
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $728.40
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $758.75
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $758.75
Cigna LifeSource COMM $758.75
Aetna NATIONALNAP $773.92
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $804.27
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $910.49
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $986.37
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $986.37
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $986.37
CorVel Corporation MOWC $986.37
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,122.94
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,138.12
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,138.12
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,213.99
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,213.99
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,213.99
Optum Health COMM $1,350.57
Optum Transplant COMM $1,396.09
Optum Health MCD $1,517.49

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Cdna analysis for variants at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $93.90 – $330.19
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $478.50 $185.20 – $618.57
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $478.50 $185.20 – $618.57
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,177.55 $181.50 – $320.40
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $478.50 $185.20 – $618.57
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $478.50 $185.20 – $618.57
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $478.50 $185.20 – $618.57
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $805.20 $166.68 – $333.36

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