Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$27,234.02

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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$27,234.02

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.

$1,362.93 with BCBS vs $35,496.00 with Oscar — 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 $1,362.93 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,362.93 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,362.93 ↓ -95%
United KSMGMCD $2,419.31 ↓ -91%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $2,467.70 ↓ -91%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $2,491.89 ↓ -91%
Unicare MGMCD $2,516.08 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $2,516.08 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,516.08 ↓ -91%
Home State Health Plan MCD $2,927.37 ↓ -89%
United MOMGMCD $3,508.00 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $3,540.42 ↓ -87%
Humana HMO $5,746.38 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $5,746.38 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $5,746.38 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $5,991.48 ↓ -78%
Aetna IVLHIX $6,477.00 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $6,536.16 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $6,835.74 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $7,217.02 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $7,217.02 ↓ -73%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $7,950.00 ↓ -71%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $7,950.00 ↓ -71%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8,300.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna KCCarePlus $8,707.00 ↓ -68%
BCBS Traditional $10,076.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $10,076.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $10,621.27 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $10,621.27 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $10,948.08 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $10,948.08 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $11,165.95 ↓ -59%
Aetna Local $12,152.00 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $12,255.31 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $13,072.33 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $13,617.01 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $13,617.01 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $13,617.01 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $13,889.35 ↓ -49%
Aetna National $14,345.00 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $14,434.03 ↓ -47%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00 ↓ -41%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $16,340.41 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $17,702.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $17,702.11 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $17,702.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $17,702.11 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $20,153.17 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $20,425.51 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $20,425.51 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $21,787.22 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $21,787.22 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $21,787.22 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $21,787.22 ↓ -20%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22,968.00 ↓ -16%
Optum Health COMM $24,238.28 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $25,055.30 ↓ -8%
United AllPayerAppendix $25,856.00 ↓ -5%
Optum Health MCD $27,234.02 ↑ +0%
Cigna LocalKC $27,391.00 ↑ +1%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00 ↑ +10%
Cigna Comm $34,239.00 ↑ +26%
Oscar HIX $35,496.00 ↑ +30%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $1,362.93 – $3,508.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $4,749.25 $351.18 – $9,374.71
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $4,749.25 $351.18 – $9,374.71
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $12,592.80 $403.23 – $9,374.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $4,749.25 $351.18 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $4,749.25 $351.18 – $9,374.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $4,749.25 $351.18 – $9,374.71
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $7,898.80 $383.00 – $14,780.25

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