Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 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

$1,570.07

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.

$1,570.07

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.

$21.13 with Cigna vs $1,570.07 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 $21.13 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $25.46 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $31.70 ↓ -98%
United KSMGMCD $35.43 ↓ -98%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $36.14 ↓ -98%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $36.49 ↓ -98%
Aetna Better Health MCD $36.85 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.85 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $36.85 ↓ -98%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $39.39 ↓ -97%
BCBS TRICARE $40.09 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $40.09 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRPPO $41.26 ↓ -97%
BCBS MCRHMO $41.26 ↓ -97%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $41.26 ↓ -97%
Optum Health MCR $41.68 ↓ -97%
Humana PFFS $41.68 ↓ -97%
Humana MCRPPO $41.68 ↓ -97%
Humana MCRHMO $41.68 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $41.68 ↓ -97%
United CommunityCareNetwork $41.68 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $41.68 ↓ -97%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $41.68 ↓ -97%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $42.51 ↓ -97%
Celtic MCR $42.51 ↓ -97%
Wellcare MCR $42.51 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $42.51 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $42.87 ↓ -97%
Pyramid Life MCR $44.60 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $51.37 ↓ -97%
Aetna IVLHIX $56.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna KCCarePlus $58.77 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $62.30 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $63.35 ↓ -96%
Humana HMO $68.85 ↓ -96%
Humana PPO $68.85 ↓ -96%
Humana ASO $68.85 ↓ -96%
Humana POS $68.85 ↓ -96%
Humana EPO $68.85 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAccess $73.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $73.94 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $73.94 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $73.98 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $75.92 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $77.09 ↓ -95%
Aetna Local $78.78 ↓ -95%
Aetna National $96.70 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $204.11 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $292.03 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $298.31 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $298.31 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $314.01 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $376.82 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $394.09 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $549.52 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $580.93 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $580.93 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $612.33 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $612.33 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $631.17 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $631.17 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $643.73 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $675.13 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $706.53 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $753.63 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $785.03 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $785.03 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $785.03 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $800.74 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $832.14 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $942.04 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,020.55 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,020.55 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,020.55 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,020.55 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,161.85 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,177.55 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,256.06 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,256.06 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,256.06 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,397.36 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,444.46 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,570.07 ↑ +0%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $785.00 $21.13 – $77.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $198.55 $41.68 – $144.72
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $198.55 $41.68 – $144.72
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $137.50 $40.85 – $74.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $198.55 $41.68 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $198.55 $41.68 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $198.55 $41.68 – $144.72
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $157.85 $37.51 – $75.02

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