External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$1,488.62

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.

$1,488.62

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.

$73.32 with Cigna vs $1,488.62 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $73.32 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalKC $88.36 ↓ -94%
Cigna Comm $109.98 ↓ -93%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $136.66 ↓ -91%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $139.09 ↓ -91%
BCBS TRICARE $139.09 ↓ -91%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $143.16 ↓ -90%
BCBS MCRPPO $143.16 ↓ -90%
BCBS MCRHMO $143.16 ↓ -90%
Optum Health MCR $144.61 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health MGMCR $144.61 ↓ -90%
Humana MCRHMO $144.61 ↓ -90%
Humana MCRPPO $144.61 ↓ -90%
Humana PFFS $144.61 ↓ -90%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $144.61 ↓ -90%
United CommunityCareNetwork $144.61 ↓ -90%
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61 ↓ -90%
United KSMGMCD $144.61 ↓ -90%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $147.50 ↓ -90%
Celtic MCR $147.50 ↓ -90%
United MGMCR $147.50 ↓ -90%
Wellcare MCR $147.50 ↓ -90%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $147.50 ↓ -90%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $148.95 ↓ -90%
Unicare MGMCD $150.39 ↓ -90%
Aetna Better Health MCD $150.39 ↓ -90%
Amerigroup MGMCD $150.39 ↓ -90%
Pyramid Life MCR $154.73 ↓ -90%
Home State Health Plan MCD $174.98 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $193.52 ↓ -87%
Aetna IVLHIX $195.22 ↓ -87%
Aetna KCCarePlus $203.90 ↓ -86%
United MOMGMCD $209.68 ↓ -86%
Oscar HIX $219.81 ↓ -85%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $221.66 ↓ -85%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $262.57 ↓ -82%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $262.57 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAccess $262.57 ↓ -82%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $263.23 ↓ -82%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $270.15 ↓ -82%
Aetna Local $273.31 ↓ -82%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $274.31 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $276.88 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $282.84 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $282.84 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $297.72 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $305.02 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $305.02 ↓ -80%
Humana POS $305.02 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $305.02 ↓ -80%
Humana PPO $305.02 ↓ -80%
Aetna National $335.49 ↓ -77%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $357.27 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $373.64 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $521.02 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $550.79 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $550.79 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $580.56 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $580.56 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $598.43 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $598.43 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $610.33 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $640.11 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $669.88 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $714.54 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $744.31 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $744.31 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $744.31 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $759.20 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $788.97 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $893.17 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $967.60 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $967.60 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $967.60 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $967.60 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,101.58 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,116.46 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,190.90 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,190.90 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,190.90 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,324.87 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,369.53 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,488.62 ↑ +0%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $73.32 – $305.02
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $947.65 $141.72 – $266.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $298.65 $144.61 – $513.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $818.40 $130.15 – $260.30

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