Endo cath bile duct s&i 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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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$64.23 with BCBS vs $6,390.06 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 Blue-Care(HMO) $64.23
BCBS BlueAccess $64.23
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $64.23
United KSMGMCD $74.72
HealthyBlue MGMCD $76.21
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $76.96
Aetna Better Health MCD $77.71
Unicare MGMCD $77.71
Amerigroup MGMCD $77.71
Home State Health Plan MCD $90.41
United MOMGMCD $108.34
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $109.20
CorVel Corporation KSWC $129.67
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $133.09
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $135.13
Aetna IVLHIX $202.82
Aetna KCCarePlus $211.84
Humana EPO $264.29
Humana ASO $264.29
Humana HMO $264.29
Aetna Local $283.95
Humana POS $341.17
Humana PPO $341.17
Aetna National $348.55
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $830.71
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,188.55
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,214.11
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,214.11
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,278.01
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,405.81
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,405.81
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,533.61
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,584.73
United OptionsPPO $1,603.91
Cigna LocalKC $1,886.35
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,236.52
Cigna Comm $2,357.93
BCBS Participating $2,364.32
BCBS Traditional $2,364.32
BCBS PC $2,492.12
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,492.12
Coventry WCOMP $2,568.80
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,568.80
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,619.92
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,747.73
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,875.53
BCBS MCRPPO $2,875.53
BCBS MCRHMO $2,875.53
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $3,067.23
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,195.03
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,195.03
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,195.03
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,258.93
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,386.73
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,834.04
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,153.54
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $4,153.54
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $4,153.54
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $4,153.54
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,728.64
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,792.55
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,792.55
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,112.05
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,112.05
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,112.05
Optum Health COMM $5,687.15
Optum Transplant COMM $5,878.86
Optum Health MCD $6,390.06

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Endo cath bile duct s&i at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $64.23 – $264.29
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $402.60 $129.83 – $396.24
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $402.60 $129.83 – $396.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $402.60 $129.83 – $396.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $402.60 $129.83 – $396.24
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $402.60 $129.83 – $396.24
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $902.88 $217.23 – $217.23
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $873.60 $45.45 – $306.09

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