Chromosome karyotype study 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

$646.22

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$646.22

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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$16.97 with Cigna vs $646.22 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 $16.97 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $20.45 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $25.46 ↓ -96%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $31.63 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $32.19 ↓ -95%
BCBS TRICARE $32.19 ↓ -95%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $33.14 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCRPPO $33.14 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCRHMO $33.14 ↓ -95%
Optum Health MCR $33.47 ↓ -95%
Devoted Health MGMCR $33.47 ↓ -95%
Humana MCRHMO $33.47 ↓ -95%
Humana MCRPPO $33.47 ↓ -95%
Humana PFFS $33.47 ↓ -95%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $33.47 ↓ -95%
United CommunityCareNetwork $33.47 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.47 ↓ -95%
United KSMGMCD $33.47 ↓ -95%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $34.14 ↓ -95%
Celtic MCR $34.14 ↓ -95%
United MGMCR $34.14 ↓ -95%
Wellcare MCR $34.14 ↓ -95%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $34.14 ↓ -95%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $34.47 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $34.81 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $34.81 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $34.81 ↓ -95%
Pyramid Life MCR $35.81 ↓ -94%
Home State Health Plan MCD $40.50 ↓ -94%
Aetna IVLHIX $45.19 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $47.19 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $48.28 ↓ -93%
United MOMGMCD $48.53 ↓ -92%
Oscar HIX $50.87 ↓ -92%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $52.87 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAccess $52.87 ↓ -92%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $52.87 ↓ -92%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $57.33 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $58.84 ↓ -91%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.75 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $61.42 ↓ -90%
Humana ASO $61.42 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $61.42 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $61.42 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $61.42 ↓ -90%
Aetna Local $63.26 ↓ -90%
Aetna National $77.65 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $84.01 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $120.20 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $122.78 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $122.78 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $129.24 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $155.09 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $162.20 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $226.18 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $239.10 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $239.10 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $252.03 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $252.03 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $259.78 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $259.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $264.95 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $277.87 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $290.80 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $310.19 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $323.11 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $323.11 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $323.11 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $329.57 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $342.50 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $387.73 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $420.04 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $420.04 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $420.04 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $420.04 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $478.20 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $484.67 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $516.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $516.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $516.98 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $575.14 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $594.52 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $646.22 ↑ +0%

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Chromosome karyotype study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $16.97 – $61.42
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $57.75 $33.47 – $111.79
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $57.75 $33.47 – $111.79
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $111.65 $32.80 – $57.90
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $57.75 $33.47 – $111.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $57.75 $33.47 – $111.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $57.75 $33.47 – $111.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $198.55 $30.12 – $60.25

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