New Patient Office Visit (level 2) at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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Cash price 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 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.
$79.78 with Humana vs $636.38 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Humana | ASO | $79.78 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $79.78 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $79.78 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $82.73 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $99.10 | — |
| Humana | POS | $99.10 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $120.91 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $120.91 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $127.28 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $140.00 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $140.00 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $152.73 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $159.73 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $190.91 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $222.73 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $255.82 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $255.82 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $260.92 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $273.64 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $286.37 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $286.37 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $286.37 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $305.46 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $318.19 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $318.19 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $318.19 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $324.55 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $337.28 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $381.83 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $413.65 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $413.65 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $413.65 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $413.65 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $470.92 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $477.29 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $477.29 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $509.10 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $509.10 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $509.10 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $509.10 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $566.38 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $585.47 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $636.38 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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New Patient Office Visit (level 2) at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $79.78 – $79.78 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $101.20 | not published |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $101.20 | not published |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $202.95 | $60.04 – $60.04 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $101.20 | not published |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $101.20 | not published |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $101.20 | not published |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $130.27 | not published |