Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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.

$59.96 with United vs $3,711.10 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
United KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
United MOMGMCD $86.94
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $91.15
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
Aetna IVLHIX $104.45
CorVel Corporation KSWC $108.24
Aetna KCCarePlus $109.09
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $111.09
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $112.80
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
BCBS BlueAccess $127.55
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $127.55
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $127.55
Humana EPO $128.17
Humana ASO $128.17
Humana HMO $128.17
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Aetna Local $146.23
Humana POS $165.45
Humana PPO $165.45
Aetna National $179.50
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $482.44
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $690.26
NHC Advantage MGMCD $705.11
NHC Advantage MGMCR $705.11
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $742.22
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $890.66
United OptionsPPO $931.49
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,298.88
BCBS Traditional $1,373.11
BCBS Participating $1,373.11
BCBS PC $1,447.33
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,447.33
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,491.86
Coventry WCOMP $1,491.86
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,521.55
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,595.77
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,669.99
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,781.33
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,855.55
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,855.55
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,855.55
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,892.66
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,966.88
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,226.66
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,412.22
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,412.22
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,412.22
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,412.22
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,746.21
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,783.32
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,783.32
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,968.88
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,968.88
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,968.88
Optum Health COMM $3,302.88
Optum Transplant COMM $3,414.21
Optum Health MCD $3,711.10

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $61.16 – $128.17
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $371.80 $67.75 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $371.80 $67.75 – $213.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $509.99 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $577.20 $34.68 – $139.62

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