Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique 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

$291.92

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.

$291.92

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.

$0.55 with Cigna vs $291.92 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 $0.55 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $0.66 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $0.82 ↓ -100%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $37.95 ↓ -87%
Humana HMO $42.54 ↓ -85%
Humana PPO $42.54 ↓ -85%
Humana POS $42.54 ↓ -85%
Humana ASO $42.54 ↓ -85%
Humana EPO $42.54 ↓ -85%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $51.05 ↓ -83%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $51.05 ↓ -83%
BCBS BlueAccess $51.05 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $54.30 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $55.46 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $55.46 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $55.46 ↓ -81%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $57.10 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $58.38 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $58.38 ↓ -80%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $67.81 ↓ -77%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $69.60 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $70.06 ↓ -76%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $70.67 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $73.27 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $87.58 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $89.33 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $96.04 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $102.17 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $108.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $108.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $113.85 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $113.85 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $114.72 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $117.35 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $117.35 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $119.69 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $125.53 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $131.36 ↓ -55%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $138.95 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $140.12 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $140.41 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $145.96 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $145.96 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $145.96 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $148.88 ↓ -49%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $154.72 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $175.15 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $189.75 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $189.75 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $189.75 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $189.75 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $216.02 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $218.94 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $218.94 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $233.54 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $233.54 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $233.54 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $259.81 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $268.57 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $291.92 ↑ +0%

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Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $0.55 – $70.67
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $104.50 $36.09 – $204.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $104.50 $36.09 – $204.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $182.60 $41.44 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $104.50 $36.09 – $149.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $104.50 $36.09 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $104.50 $36.09 – $204.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $121.55 $41.76 – $307.16

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