Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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

$4,212.06

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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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$4,212.06

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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.

$51.85 with Cigna vs $4,212.06 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $51.85 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $62.48 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $77.77 ↓ -98%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.63 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $101.24 ↓ -98%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $101.24 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRHMO $101.24 ↓ -98%
Humana MCRPPO $102.26 ↓ -98%
Humana PFFS $102.26 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MGMCR $102.26 ↓ -98%
Optum Health MCR $102.26 ↓ -98%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $102.26 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $102.26 ↓ -98%
United CommunityCareNetwork $102.26 ↓ -98%
Humana MCRHMO $102.26 ↓ -98%
Wellcare MCR $104.31 ↓ -98%
Celtic MCR $104.31 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $104.31 ↓ -98%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $104.31 ↓ -98%
Pyramid Life MCR $109.42 ↓ -97%
Aetna IVLHIX $138.05 ↓ -97%
Aetna KCCarePlus $144.19 ↓ -97%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $147.43 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $155.44 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $175.08 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $179.68 ↓ -96%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $182.45 ↓ -96%
Aetna Local $193.27 ↓ -95%
Aetna National $237.24 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $547.57 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $783.44 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $800.29 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $800.29 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $842.41 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $842.41 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $888.74 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $888.74 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $888.74 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,010.89 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,057.23 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $1,116.20 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $1,116.20 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueAccess $1,263.62 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,263.62 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,263.62 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,263.62 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,474.22 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,558.46 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,558.46 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,642.70 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,642.70 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,693.25 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,693.25 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,726.94 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,811.19 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,895.43 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,021.79 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,106.03 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,106.03 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,106.03 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,148.15 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,232.39 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,527.24 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,737.84 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,737.84 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,737.84 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,737.84 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,116.92 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,159.05 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,159.05 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,369.65 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,369.65 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,369.65 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,748.73 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,875.10 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $4,212.06 ↑ +0%

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,785.00 $51.85 – $182.45
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $542.85 $102.26 – $341.55
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $542.85 $102.26 – $341.55
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $660.00 $100.21 – $176.91
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $542.85 $102.26 – $341.55
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $542.85 $102.26 – $341.55
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $542.85 $102.26 – $341.55
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $405.60 $105.43 – $141.73

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