IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour 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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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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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.

$72.52 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $871.31 with Multiplan — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $72.52
United KSMGMCD $86.94
HealthyBlue MGMCD $88.68
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $89.55
Amerigroup MGMCD $90.42
Aetna Better Health MCD $90.42
Unicare MGMCD $90.42
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $103.75
Home State Health Plan MCD $105.20
Oscar HIX $105.99
NHC Advantage MGMCR $105.99
NHC Advantage MGMCD $105.99
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $111.56
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $122.72
United MOMGMCD $126.06
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $133.88
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $138.34
United OptionsPPO $140.01
Cigna LocalKC $164.67
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $167.35
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $167.35
BCBS BlueAccess $167.35
Aetna IVLHIX $170.69
Aetna KCCarePlus $183.52
Universal Healthcare MCR $195.24
Cigna Comm $205.84
BCBS Participating $206.39
BCBS Traditional $206.39
BCBS PC $217.55
BCBS FreedomNetwork $217.55
Aetna Local $219.22
Aetna FHMedicalRental $224.24
Coventry WCOMP $224.24
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $228.71
College Park Family Care Center COMM $239.86
United GlobalBenefitPlan $251.02
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $267.75
Aetna National $268.31
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $278.91
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $278.91
Cigna LifeSource COMM $278.91
Aetna NATIONALNAP $284.49
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $334.69
Humana HMO $346.88
Humana ASO $346.88
Humana EPO $346.88
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $362.58
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $362.58
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $362.58
CorVel Corporation MOWC $362.58
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $412.79
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $418.37
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $418.37
Humana PPO $435.65
Humana POS $435.65
CCO, Inc. COMM $446.26
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $446.26
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $446.26
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $446.26
Optum Health COMM $496.46
Optum Transplant COMM $513.19
Optum Health MCD $557.82
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $871.31

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $596.25 $88.68 – $126.06
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $427.90 $81.18 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $420.75 $70.70 – $70.70
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $322.85 $124.38 – $383.48

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