Clotting assay whole blood 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

$958.88

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$958.88

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.

$9.46 with Cigna vs $958.88 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

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 $9.46 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $11.40 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $14.19 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $15.50 ↓ -98%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $15.81 ↓ -98%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $15.96 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $16.12 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.12 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $16.12 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $18.75 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $19.89 ↓ -98%
United MOMGMCD $22.47 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $30.63 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAccess $34.86 ↓ -96%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $34.86 ↓ -96%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $34.86 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $36.38 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $37.33 ↓ -96%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $37.91 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $124.65 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $178.35 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $182.19 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $182.19 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $182.19 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $191.78 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $202.32 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $202.32 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $202.32 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $210.95 ↓ -78%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $210.95 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $230.13 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $240.68 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $254.10 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $254.10 ↓ -74%
Aetna IVLHIX $293.42 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $315.47 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $335.61 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $354.79 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $354.79 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $373.96 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $373.96 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $376.84 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $385.47 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $385.47 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $393.14 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $412.32 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRPPO $431.50 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $431.50 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $431.50 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $460.26 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $461.22 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $479.44 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $479.44 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $479.44 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $489.03 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $508.21 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $575.33 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $623.27 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $623.27 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $623.27 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $623.27 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $709.57 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $719.16 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $719.16 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $767.10 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $767.10 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $767.10 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $853.40 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $882.17 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $958.88 ↑ +0%

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Clotting assay whole blood at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $9.46 – $37.91
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $522.50 $19.89 – $70.07
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $286.00 $19.89 – $25.65

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