Diltiazem 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 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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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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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.

$0.05 with United vs $84.57 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

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
United AllPayerAppendix $0.05
HealthyBlue MGMCD $16.91
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $18.61
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $18.61
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $20.30
United OptionsPPO $21.23
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $25.37
Aetna Better Health MCD $25.37
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $25.37
BCBS BlueAccess $25.37
BCBS Participating $31.29
BCBS Traditional $31.29
BCBS FreedomNetwork $32.98
BCBS PC $32.98
Coventry WCOMP $34.00
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $34.67
BCBS MCRPPO $38.06
BCBS MCRHMO $38.06
United GlobalBenefitPlan $38.06
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $40.59
Cigna LifeSource COMM $42.28
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $42.28
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $42.28
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $50.74
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $54.97
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $54.97
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $54.97
CorVel Corporation MOWC $54.97
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $62.58
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $63.43
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $63.43
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $67.66
CCO, Inc. COMM $67.66
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $67.66
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $67.66
Optum Health COMM $75.27
Optum Transplant COMM $77.80
Optum Health MCD $84.57

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Diltiazem 5 mg/ml intravenous solution at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $7.15 $0.80 – $0.80
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $48.22 $1.20 – $1.20
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $48.75 $1.40 – $1.40
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $44.96 $0.80 – $1.82
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $0.05 – $0.05
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $0.05 – $0.05
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $0.06 – $0.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $0.05 – $0.05

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