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

$32,906.57

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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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$32,906.57

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.

$720.72 with United 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
United KSMGMCD $720.72 ↓ -98%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $735.13 ↓ -98%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $742.34 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $749.55 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $749.55 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $749.55 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $872.07 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $1,045.04 ↓ -97%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,227.86 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAccess $1,227.86 ↓ -96%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,227.86 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $4,277.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna IVLHIX $6,477.00 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $6,943.29 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $6,943.29 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $6,943.29 ↓ -79%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $7,239.45 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $7,239.45 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $7,897.58 ↓ -76%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $7,950.00 ↓ -76%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $7,950.00 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $8,259.55 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8,300.00 ↓ -75%
Aetna KCCarePlus $8,707.00 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $8,720.24 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $8,720.24 ↓ -74%
Aetna Local $12,152.00 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $12,175.43 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $12,175.43 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $12,833.56 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $12,833.56 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $13,228.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $13,228.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $13,491.69 ↓ -59%
Aetna National $14,345.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS MCRPPO $14,807.96 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $14,807.96 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $14,807.96 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $15,795.15 ↓ -52%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00 ↓ -51%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $16,453.28 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $16,453.28 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $16,453.28 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $16,782.35 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $17,440.48 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $19,743.94 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $21,389.27 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $21,389.27 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $21,389.27 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $21,389.27 ↓ -35%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22,968.00 ↓ -30%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $24,350.86 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $24,679.93 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $24,679.93 ↓ -25%
United AllPayerAppendix $25,856.00 ↓ -21%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $26,325.26 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $26,325.26 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $26,325.26 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $26,325.26 ↓ -20%
Cigna LocalKC $27,391.00 ↓ -17%
Optum Health COMM $29,286.85 ↓ -11%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00 ↓ -9%
Optum Transplant COMM $30,274.04 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $32,906.57 ↑ +0%
Cigna Comm $34,239.00 ↑ +4%
Oscar HIX $35,496.00 ↑ +8%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $735.13 – $1,227.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $7,769.30 $57.94 – $8,427.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $7,769.30 $57.94 – $8,427.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $10,052.90 $66.53 – $9,640.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $7,769.30 $57.94 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $7,769.30 $57.94 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $7,769.30 $57.94 – $8,427.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $5,350.80 $476.22 – $4,637.00

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