Phentolaine mesylate inj 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

$1,436.76

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.

$1,436.76

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.

$287.35 with HealthyBlue vs $1,436.76 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $287.35 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $316.09 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $344.82 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $360.63 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $431.03 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $431.03 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $431.03 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $431.03 ↓ -70%
BCBS TRICARE $449.30 ↓ -69%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $449.30 ↓ -69%
BCBS Participating $531.60 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $531.60 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $560.34 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $560.34 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $577.58 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $589.07 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $646.54 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $689.64 ↓ -52%
United AllPayerAppendix $693.92 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $718.38 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $718.38 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $718.38 ↓ -50%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $862.06 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $933.89 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $933.89 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $933.89 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $933.89 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,063.20 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,077.57 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,149.41 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,149.41 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,149.41 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,149.41 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,278.72 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,321.82 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,436.76 ↑ +0%

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Phentolaine mesylate inj at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $174.00 $449.30 – $449.30
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $1,268.85 $27.37 – $433.60
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $1,364.35 $169.92 – $1,527.79
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter $886.83 $252.56 – $1,527.79
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,480.94 $27.37 – $799.06
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $310.72 $449.30 – $693.92
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $1,040.18 $449.30 – $693.92
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $1,239.70 $693.92 – $693.92

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