Hla i low res one antigen equiv ea 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

$1,330.51

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.

$1,330.51

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.

$37.68 with Cigna vs $1,330.51 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 $37.68 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $45.41 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $56.52 ↓ -96%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $70.25 ↓ -95%
BCBS TRICARE $71.49 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $71.49 ↓ -95%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $73.59 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRPPO $73.59 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRHMO $73.59 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $74.33 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $74.33 ↓ -94%
Humana MCRHMO $74.33 ↓ -94%
Humana MCRPPO $74.33 ↓ -94%
Humana PFFS $74.33 ↓ -94%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $74.33 ↓ -94%
Optum Health MCR $74.33 ↓ -94%
United CommunityCareNetwork $74.33 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $75.82 ↓ -94%
Wellcare MCR $75.82 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $75.82 ↓ -94%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $75.82 ↓ -94%
Pyramid Life MCR $79.53 ↓ -94%
Aetna IVLHIX $100.34 ↓ -92%
Aetna KCCarePlus $104.80 ↓ -92%
Oscar HIX $112.98 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $129.26 ↓ -90%
Aetna Local $140.48 ↓ -89%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $141.97 ↓ -89%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $141.97 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAccess $141.97 ↓ -89%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $153.50 ↓ -88%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $157.54 ↓ -88%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $159.96 ↓ -88%
Aetna National $172.44 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $172.97 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $247.47 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $252.80 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $252.80 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $266.10 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $266.10 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $280.74 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $280.74 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $280.74 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $319.32 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $333.96 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $352.59 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $352.59 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MCD $399.15 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $465.68 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $492.29 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $492.29 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $518.90 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $518.90 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $534.87 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $534.87 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $545.51 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $572.12 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $598.73 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $638.64 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $665.25 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $665.25 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $665.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $678.56 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $705.17 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $798.31 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $864.83 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $864.83 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $864.83 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $864.83 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $984.58 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $997.88 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,064.41 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,064.41 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,064.41 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,184.15 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,224.07 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,330.51 ↑ +0%

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Hla i low res one antigen equiv ea at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $564.00 $37.68 – $159.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $232.10 $74.33 – $299.97
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $232.10 $74.33 – $299.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $232.10 $74.33 – $299.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $232.10 $74.33 – $299.97
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $232.10 $74.33 – $299.97
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $215.15 $66.90 – $266.99
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $53.30 $66.90 – $260.16

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