Hba1/hba2 full gene sequence 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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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.

$304.20 with Cigna vs $1,392.00 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $304.20
Cigna LocalKC $366.60
Cigna Comm $456.30
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $567.00
BCBS MCRHMO $594.00
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $594.00
BCBS MCRPPO $594.00
United CommunityCareNetwork $600.00
Devoted Health MGMCR $600.00
Humana MCRHMO $600.00
Humana MCRPPO $600.00
Humana PFFS $600.00
Optum Health MCR $600.00
Optum Transplants OONMCR $600.00
United AllPayerAppendix $600.00
United MGMCR $612.00
Wellcare MCR $612.00
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $612.00
Celtic MCR $612.00
Pyramid Life MCR $642.00
Aetna IVLHIX $810.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $846.00
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $865.38
Oscar HIX $912.00
CorVel Corporation KSWC $1,027.63
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $1,054.68
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $1,070.90
Aetna Local $1,134.00
Aetna National $1,392.00

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Hba1/hba2 full gene sequence at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $304.20 – $1,070.90
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,188.00 $600.00 – $2,004.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,188.00 $600.00 – $2,004.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $872.30 $588.00 – $1,038.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,188.00 $600.00 – $2,004.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,188.00 $600.00 – $2,004.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,188.00 $600.00 – $2,004.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $453.70 $618.60 – $831.60

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