Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated 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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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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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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$6.14 with Cigna vs $254.91 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

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 $6.14
Cigna LocalKC $7.40
Cigna Comm $9.21
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $11.45
BCBS TRICARE $11.65
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $11.65
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $11.99
BCBS MCRPPO $11.99
BCBS MCRHMO $11.99
United AllPayerAppendix $12.11
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.11
Humana MCRHMO $12.11
Humana MCRPPO $12.11
Humana PFFS $12.11
Optum Transplants OONMCR $12.11
Optum Health MCR $12.11
United CommunityCareNetwork $12.11
Celtic MCR $12.35
Wellcare MCR $12.35
United MGMCR $12.35
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $12.35
Pyramid Life MCR $12.96
Aetna IVLHIX $16.35
Aetna KCCarePlus $17.08
Oscar HIX $18.41
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $21.80
Aetna Local $22.89
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $23.70
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $23.70
BCBS BlueAccess $23.70
CorVel Corporation KSWC $25.89
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $26.57
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $26.98
Aetna National $28.10
Humana POS $29.63
Humana ASO $29.63
Humana HMO $29.63
Humana EPO $29.63
Humana PPO $29.63
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $33.14
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $47.41
NHC Advantage MGMCR $48.43
NHC Advantage MGMCD $48.43
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $50.98
HealthyBlue MGMCD $50.98
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $61.18
United OptionsPPO $63.98
Aetna Better Health MCD $76.47
Universal Healthcare MCR $89.22
BCBS Traditional $94.32
BCBS Participating $94.32
BCBS FreedomNetwork $99.41
BCBS PC $99.41
Aetna FHMedicalRental $102.47
Coventry WCOMP $102.47
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $104.51
College Park Family Care Center COMM $109.61
United GlobalBenefitPlan $114.71
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $122.36
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $127.45
Cigna LifeSource COMM $127.45
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $127.45
Aetna NATIONALNAP $130.00
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $135.10
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $152.95
CorVel Corporation MOWC $165.69
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $165.69
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $165.69
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $165.69
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $188.63
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $191.18
CCO, Inc. COMM $203.93
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $203.93
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $203.93
Optum Health COMM $226.87
Optum Transplant COMM $234.52
Optum Health MCD $254.91

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Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $127.50 $6.14 – $29.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $81.40 $12.11 – $49.93
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $81.40 $12.11 – $49.93
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $81.40 $12.11 – $49.93
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $81.40 $12.11 – $49.93
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $81.40 $12.11 – $49.93
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $51.35 $10.90 – $43.50
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $68.90 $9.23 – $70.83

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