Covid-19 lab test non-cdc 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

$73.73

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.

$73.73

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.

$9.58 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $119.04 with Aetna — 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 $9.58 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $13.71 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $14.01 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $14.01 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $14.75 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $15.56 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $15.56 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $15.56 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $16.22 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $17.70 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $18.51 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $19.54 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $19.54 ↓ -73%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $22.12 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $22.12 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $22.12 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $25.81 ↓ -65%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $26.01 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $27.28 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $27.28 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $28.75 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $28.75 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $29.64 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $29.64 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $30.23 ↓ -59%
Cigna LocalKC $31.35 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $31.70 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $33.18 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $35.39 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $36.87 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $36.87 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $36.87 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $37.60 ↓ -49%
Cigna Comm $39.02 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $39.08 ↓ -47%
United KSMGMCD $43.61 ↓ -41%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $44.24 ↓ -40%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $44.48 ↓ -40%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $44.92 ↓ -39%
Aetna Better Health MCD $45.35 ↓ -38%
Amerigroup MGMCD $45.35 ↓ -38%
Unicare MGMCD $45.35 ↓ -38%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $47.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $47.92 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $47.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $47.92 ↓ -35%
BCBS TRICARE $49.35 ↓ -33%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $49.35 ↓ -33%
BCBS MCRPPO $50.80 ↓ -31%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $50.80 ↓ -31%
BCBS MCRHMO $50.80 ↓ -31%
Devoted Health MGMCR $51.31 ↓ -30%
Humana MCRHMO $51.31 ↓ -30%
Humana MCRPPO $51.31 ↓ -30%
Humana PFFS $51.31 ↓ -30%
United AllPayerAppendix $51.31 ↓ -30%
United CommunityCareNetwork $51.31 ↓ -30%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $51.31 ↓ -30%
Optum Health MCR $51.31 ↓ -30%
United MGMCR $52.34 ↓ -29%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $52.34 ↓ -29%
Celtic MCR $52.34 ↓ -29%
Wellcare MCR $52.34 ↓ -29%
Home State Health Plan MCD $52.77 ↓ -28%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $54.56 ↓ -26%
Pyramid Life MCR $54.90 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $55.30 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $58.98 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $58.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $58.98 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $58.98 ↓ -20%
United MOMGMCD $63.23 ↓ -14%
Optum Health COMM $65.62 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $67.83 ↓ -8%
Aetna IVLHIX $69.27 ↓ -6%
Aetna KCCarePlus $72.35 ↓ -2%
Optum Health MCD $73.73 ↑ +0%
Oscar HIX $77.99 ↑ +6%
Aetna Local $96.98 ↑ +32%
Aetna National $119.04 ↑ +61%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $26.01 – $77.99
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SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $51.31 – $52.18
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $50.28 – $52.85
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $51.31 – $52.18

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