Exome sequence analysis 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

$983.70

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.

$983.70

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.

$127.88 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $27,840.00 with Aetna — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $127.88 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $182.97 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $186.90 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $186.90 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $196.74 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $196.74 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $207.56 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $207.56 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $207.56 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $236.09 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $246.91 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $260.68 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $260.68 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $295.11 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $295.11 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $295.11 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $295.11 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $344.30 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $363.97 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $363.97 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $383.64 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $383.64 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $395.45 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $395.45 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $403.32 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $422.99 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $442.67 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $472.18 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $491.85 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $491.85 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $491.85 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $501.69 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $521.36 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $590.22 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $639.40 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $639.40 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $639.40 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $639.40 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $727.94 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $737.77 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $786.96 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $786.96 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $786.96 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $875.49 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $905.00 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $983.70 ↑ +0%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $6,084.00 ↑ +518%
Cigna LocalKC $7,332.00 ↑ +645%
Cigna Comm $9,126.00 ↑ +828%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $11,340.00 ↑ +1053%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $11,541.60 ↑ +1073%
BCBS TRICARE $11,541.60 ↑ +1073%
BCBS MCRPPO $11,880.00 ↑ +1108%
BCBS MCRHMO $11,880.00 ↑ +1108%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $11,880.00 ↑ +1108%
United CommunityCareNetwork $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Humana PFFS $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
United AllPayerAppendix $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Devoted Health MGMCR $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Humana MCRHMO $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Humana MCRPPO $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
Optum Health MCR $12,000.00 ↑ +1120%
United MGMCR $12,240.00 ↑ +1144%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $12,240.00 ↑ +1144%
Wellcare MCR $12,240.00 ↑ +1144%
Celtic MCR $12,240.00 ↑ +1144%
Pyramid Life MCR $12,840.00 ↑ +1205%
Aetna IVLHIX $16,200.00 ↑ +1547%
Aetna KCCarePlus $16,920.00 ↑ +1620%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $17,304.34 ↑ +1659%
Oscar HIX $18,240.00 ↑ +1754%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $20,548.91 ↑ +1989%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $21,089.67 ↑ +2044%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $21,414.13 ↑ +2077%
Aetna Local $22,680.00 ↑ +2206%
Aetna National $27,840.00 ↑ +2730%

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