Pt evaluation low complexity patient/family 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.
$71.82 with United vs $967.93 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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| United | KSMGMCD | $71.82 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $73.26 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $73.97 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $74.69 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $74.69 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $74.69 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $82.81 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $82.81 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $82.81 | — |
| United | CommunityCareNetwork | $83.64 | — |
| Optum Health | MCR | $83.64 | — |
| Humana | MCRHMO | $83.64 | — |
| Humana | MCRPPO | $83.64 | — |
| Humana | PFFS | $83.64 | — |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $83.64 | — |
| Optum Transplants | OONMCR | $84.09 | — |
| Cigna | HealthspringMGMCR | $85.32 | — |
| United | MGMCR | $85.32 | — |
| Celtic | MCR | $85.32 | — |
| Wellcare | MCR | $85.32 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $86.90 | — |
| Pyramid Life | MCR | $89.50 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $90.33 | — |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $95.56 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $95.56 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $104.14 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $107.26 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $110.09 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $111.78 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $125.83 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $136.10 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $141.10 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $180.03 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $183.91 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $183.91 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $183.91 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $190.13 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $193.59 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $204.23 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $204.23 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $204.23 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $212.25 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $212.25 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $212.25 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $212.94 | — |
| Aetna | National | $232.16 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $232.30 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $242.95 | — |
| Humana | POS | $256.50 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $256.50 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $338.78 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $358.13 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $358.13 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $377.49 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $377.49 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $389.11 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $389.11 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $396.85 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $416.21 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $435.57 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $464.61 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $483.96 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $483.96 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $483.96 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $493.64 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $513.00 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $580.76 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $629.15 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $629.15 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $629.15 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $629.15 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $716.27 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $725.95 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $774.34 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $774.34 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $774.34 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $861.46 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $890.50 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $967.93 | — |
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Pt evaluation low complexity patient/family at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $73.26 – $141.10 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $192.50 | $84.01 – $109.80 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $192.50 | $84.01 – $109.80 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $224.95 | $89.67 – $109.80 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $192.50 | $84.01 – $84.01 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $192.50 | $84.01 – $109.80 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $192.50 | $84.01 – $109.80 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $167.75 | $91.00 – $164.70 |