Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c 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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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.

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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.

$21.72 with Cigna vs $827.59 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 $21.72
Cigna LocalKC $26.18
Cigna Comm $32.58
United KSMGMCD $36.41
HealthyBlue MGMCD $37.14
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $37.50
Aetna Better Health MCD $37.87
Amerigroup MGMCD $37.87
Unicare MGMCD $37.87
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $40.49
BCBS TRICARE $41.20
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $41.20
BCBS MCRPPO $42.41
BCBS MCRHMO $42.41
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $42.41
Optum Health MCR $42.84
Humana PFFS $42.84
Humana MCRPPO $42.84
Humana MCRHMO $42.84
Devoted Health MGMCR $42.84
United CommunityCareNetwork $42.84
United AllPayerAppendix $42.84
Optum Transplants OONMCR $42.84
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $43.70
Celtic MCR $43.70
Wellcare MCR $43.70
United MGMCR $43.70
Home State Health Plan MCD $44.06
Pyramid Life MCR $45.84
United MOMGMCD $52.79
Aetna IVLHIX $57.84
Aetna KCCarePlus $60.41
Oscar HIX $65.12
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $76.31
Aetna Local $80.97
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $90.23
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $90.23
BCBS BlueAccess $90.23
CorVel Corporation KSWC $90.62
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $93.01
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $94.44
Aetna National $99.39
Humana PPO $104.83
Humana ASO $104.83
Humana POS $104.83
Humana HMO $104.83
Humana EPO $104.83
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $107.59
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $153.93
NHC Advantage MGMCR $157.24
NHC Advantage MGMCD $157.24
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $165.52
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $198.62
United OptionsPPO $207.73
Universal Healthcare MCR $289.66
BCBS Traditional $306.21
BCBS Participating $306.21
BCBS FreedomNetwork $322.76
BCBS PC $322.76
Coventry WCOMP $332.69
Aetna FHMedicalRental $332.69
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $339.31
College Park Family Care Center COMM $355.86
United GlobalBenefitPlan $372.42
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $397.24
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $413.80
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $413.80
Cigna LifeSource COMM $413.80
Aetna NATIONALNAP $422.07
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $438.62
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $496.55
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $537.93
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $537.93
CorVel Corporation MOWC $537.93
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $537.93
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $612.42
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $620.69
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $662.07
CCO, Inc. COMM $662.07
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $662.07
Optum Health COMM $736.56
Optum Transplant COMM $761.38
Optum Health MCD $827.59

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $21.72 – $104.83
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $204.60 $42.84 – $176.62
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $204.60 $42.84 – $176.62
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $220.00 $41.98 – $91.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $204.60 $42.84 – $176.62
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $204.60 $42.84 – $176.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $204.60 $42.84 – $176.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $427.90 $38.56 – $77.11

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