CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

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$72.80 with United vs $5,347.51 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

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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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
United KSMGMCD $72.80
HealthyBlue MGMCD $74.26
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $74.98
Amerigroup MGMCD $75.71
Unicare MGMCD $75.71
Aetna Better Health MCD $75.71
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $82.37
Home State Health Plan MCD $88.09
CorVel Corporation KSWC $97.81
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $100.39
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $101.93
United MOMGMCD $105.56
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $130.50
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $130.50
BCBS BlueAccess $130.50
Humana ASO $139.81
Humana HMO $139.81
Humana EPO $139.81
Humana POS $180.48
Humana PPO $180.48
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Aetna Local $667.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $695.18
Aetna National $811.00
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $994.64
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,016.03
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,016.03
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,069.50
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,176.45
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,176.45
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,283.40
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,326.18
United OptionsPPO $1,342.23
Cigna LocalKC $1,578.58
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,871.63
Cigna Comm $1,973.23
BCBS Participating $1,978.58
BCBS Traditional $1,978.58
BCBS PC $2,085.53
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,085.53
Coventry WCOMP $2,149.70
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,149.70
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,192.48
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,299.43
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,406.38
BCBS MCRPPO $2,406.38
BCBS MCRHMO $2,406.38
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,566.80
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,673.76
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,673.76
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,673.76
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,727.23
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,834.18
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,208.51
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,475.88
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,475.88
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,475.88
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,475.88
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,957.16
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,010.63
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,010.63
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,278.01
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,278.01
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,278.01
Optum Health COMM $4,759.28
Optum Transplant COMM $4,919.71
Optum Health MCD $5,347.51

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $74.26 – $139.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,462.45 $62.02 – $193.08
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,462.45 $62.02 – $193.08
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,320.00 $71.21 – $154.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,462.45 $62.02 – $193.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,462.45 $62.02 – $193.08
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,462.45 $62.02 – $193.08
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,269.84 $113.33 – $113.33

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