Drug test def 15-21 classes 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

$5,748.22

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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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$5,748.22

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.

$191.15 with BCBS vs $5,748.22 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
BCBS TRICARE $191.15 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $191.15 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRHMO $196.75 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $196.75 ↓ -97%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $196.75 ↓ -97%
Optum Health MCR $198.74 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $198.74 ↓ -97%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $198.74 ↓ -97%
United CommunityCareNetwork $198.74 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $198.74 ↓ -97%
Humana MCRHMO $198.74 ↓ -97%
Humana MCRPPO $198.74 ↓ -97%
Humana PFFS $198.74 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $202.71 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MCR $202.71 ↓ -96%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $202.71 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $202.71 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $212.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna IVLHIX $268.30 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $280.22 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $302.08 ↓ -95%
Aetna Local $375.62 ↓ -93%
Aetna National $461.08 ↓ -92%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $747.27 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,069.17 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,092.16 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,092.16 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,149.64 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,149.64 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $1,212.87 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $1,212.87 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $1,212.87 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,264.61 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,379.57 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,425.56 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $1,442.80 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $1,523.28 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $1,523.28 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $1,696.87 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $1,724.47 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,724.47 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,724.47 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,724.47 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,011.88 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $2,121.09 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,126.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $2,126.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,241.81 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $2,241.81 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,310.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $2,310.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,356.77 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,471.73 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,586.70 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,759.15 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,874.11 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,874.11 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,874.11 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,931.59 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,046.56 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,448.93 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,736.34 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,736.34 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,736.34 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,736.34 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,253.68 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,311.16 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $4,598.58 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,598.58 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,598.58 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,598.58 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $5,115.92 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,288.36 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $5,748.22 ↑ +0%

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Drug test def 15-21 classes at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $191.15 – $302.08
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $22.36 $191.15 – $302.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $173.39 – $663.79
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $173.39 – $663.79
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $194.77 – $343.82
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $173.39 – $663.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $173.39 – $663.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $173.39 – $663.79

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