Electrophysiologic study 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

$35,617.00

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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$35,617.00

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.

$351.97 with BCBS vs $35,617.00 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 BlueAccess $351.97 ↓ -99%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $351.97 ↓ -99%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $351.97 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $2,419.31 ↓ -93%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $2,467.70 ↓ -93%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $2,491.89 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $2,516.08 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,516.08 ↓ -93%
Unicare MGMCD $2,516.08 ↓ -93%
Home State Health Plan MCD $2,927.37 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $3,508.00 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $4,630.21 ↓ -87%
Humana EPO $7,515.19 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $7,515.19 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $7,515.19 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $7,835.74 ↓ -78%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $7,950.00 ↓ -78%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $7,950.00 ↓ -78%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8,300.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $8,548.08 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $8,939.87 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $9,438.50 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $9,438.50 ↓ -74%
Aetna IVLHIX $10,898.80 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $11,717.99 ↓ -67%
BCBS Participating $13,178.29 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $13,178.29 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $13,890.63 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $13,890.63 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $13,997.48 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $14,318.03 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $14,318.03 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $14,602.97 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $15,315.31 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $16,027.65 ↓ -55%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $17,096.16 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $17,131.78 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $17,808.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $17,808.50 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $17,808.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $18,164.67 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $18,877.01 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $21,370.20 ↓ -40%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22,968.00 ↓ -36%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $23,151.05 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $23,151.05 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $23,151.05 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $23,151.05 ↓ -35%
United AllPayerAppendix $25,856.00 ↓ -27%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $26,356.58 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $26,712.75 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $26,712.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna LocalKC $27,391.00 ↓ -23%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $28,493.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $28,493.60 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $28,493.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $28,493.60 ↓ -20%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00 ↓ -16%
Optum Health COMM $31,699.13 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $32,767.64 ↓ -8%
Cigna Comm $34,239.00 ↓ -4%
Oscar HIX $35,496.00 ↓ -0%
Optum Health MCD $35,617.00 ↑ +0%

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Electrophysiologic study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $351.97 – $3,508.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $6,758.40 $90.91 – $9,374.71
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $6,758.40 $90.91 – $9,374.71
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $14,219.15 $104.38 – $9,374.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $6,758.40 $90.91 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $6,758.40 $90.91 – $9,374.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $6,758.40 $90.91 – $9,374.71
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $13,817.70 $102.00 – $14,780.25

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