Cell function assay w/stim 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

$358.67

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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.

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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$358.67

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.

$46.63 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $358.67 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $46.63 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $66.71 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $68.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $68.15 ↓ -81%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $68.88 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $71.73 ↓ -80%
Cigna LocalKC $83.01 ↓ -77%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $86.08 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $90.03 ↓ -75%
Cigna Comm $103.32 ↓ -71%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $107.60 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $107.60 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $107.60 ↓ -70%
United KSMGMCD $115.48 ↓ -68%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $117.79 ↓ -67%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $118.94 ↓ -67%
Unicare MGMCD $120.10 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup MGMCD $120.10 ↓ -67%
Aetna Better Health MCD $120.10 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $125.53 ↓ -65%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $128.38 ↓ -64%
BCBS TRICARE $130.67 ↓ -64%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $130.67 ↓ -64%
BCBS Traditional $132.71 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $132.71 ↓ -63%
BCBS MCRHMO $134.50 ↓ -63%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $134.50 ↓ -63%
BCBS MCRPPO $134.50 ↓ -63%
Humana MCRHMO $135.86 ↓ -62%
Devoted Health MGMCR $135.86 ↓ -62%
Humana MCRPPO $135.86 ↓ -62%
Humana PFFS $135.86 ↓ -62%
Optum Health MCR $135.86 ↓ -62%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $135.86 ↓ -62%
United AllPayerAppendix $135.86 ↓ -62%
United CommunityCareNetwork $135.86 ↓ -62%
United MGMCR $138.58 ↓ -61%
Celtic MCR $138.58 ↓ -61%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $138.58 ↓ -61%
Wellcare MCR $138.58 ↓ -61%
Home State Health Plan MCD $139.73 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $139.88 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $139.88 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $144.19 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $144.19 ↓ -60%
Pyramid Life MCR $145.37 ↓ -59%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $147.05 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $154.23 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $161.40 ↓ -55%
United MOMGMCD $167.45 ↓ -53%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $172.16 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $179.34 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $179.34 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $179.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $182.92 ↓ -49%
Aetna IVLHIX $183.41 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $190.10 ↓ -47%
Aetna KCCarePlus $191.57 ↓ -47%
Oscar HIX $206.51 ↓ -42%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $215.20 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $233.14 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $233.14 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $233.14 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $233.14 ↓ -35%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $241.91 ↓ -33%
Aetna Local $256.78 ↓ -28%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $265.42 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $269.00 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $286.94 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $286.94 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $286.94 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $287.27 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $294.83 ↓ -18%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $299.37 ↓ -17%
Aetna National $315.20 ↓ -12%
Optum Health COMM $319.22 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $329.98 ↓ -8%
Humana ASO $332.48 ↓ -7%
Humana POS $332.48 ↓ -7%
Humana PPO $332.48 ↓ -7%
Humana HMO $332.48 ↓ -7%
Humana EPO $332.48 ↓ -7%
Optum Health MCD $358.67 ↑ +0%

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Cell function assay w/stim at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $68.88 – $332.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $331.65 $135.86 – $560.22
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $331.65 $135.86 – $560.22
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,815.00 $133.14 – $290.17
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $331.65 $135.86 – $560.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $331.65 $135.86 – $560.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $331.65 $135.86 – $560.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $268.95 $122.27 – $244.55

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