Collagen imp urinary 2.5 ml 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

$1,238.00

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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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$1,238.00

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.

$160.94 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $1,238.00 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $160.94 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $247.60 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $272.36 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $297.12 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $310.74 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $371.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $458.06 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $458.06 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $482.82 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $482.82 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $497.68 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $497.68 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $507.58 ↓ -59%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $525.58 ↓ -58%
BCBS MCRHMO $530.73 ↓ -57%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $530.73 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRPPO $530.73 ↓ -57%
BCBS TRICARE $536.09 ↓ -57%
Humana MCRPPO $536.09 ↓ -57%
Humana PFFS $536.09 ↓ -57%
Devoted Health MGMCR $536.09 ↓ -57%
United CommunityCareNetwork $536.09 ↓ -57%
Humana MCRHMO $536.09 ↓ -57%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $536.09 ↓ -57%
Optum Health MCR $536.09 ↓ -57%
United MGMCR $546.81 ↓ -56%
Wellcare MCR $546.81 ↓ -56%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $546.81 ↓ -56%
Celtic MCR $546.81 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $557.10 ↓ -55%
Pyramid Life MCR $573.62 ↓ -54%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $594.24 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $619.00 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $619.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $619.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $631.38 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $742.80 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $804.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $804.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $804.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $916.12 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $928.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $990.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $990.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $990.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $990.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,101.82 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,138.96 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,238.00 ↑ +0%

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Collagen imp urinary 2.5 ml at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $536.09 – $573.62
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $375.49 – $375.49
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $319.43 – $319.43
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $530.73 – $573.62
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $530.73 – $573.62

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