Rbc serum pretx incubj drugs 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

$225.19

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.

$225.19

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.

$0.46 with Cigna vs $270.22 with United — 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 $0.46 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $0.55 ↓ -100%
Cigna Comm $0.69 ↓ -100%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $29.27 ↓ -87%
Humana ASO $35.65 ↓ -84%
Humana PPO $35.65 ↓ -84%
Humana EPO $35.65 ↓ -84%
Humana HMO $35.65 ↓ -84%
Humana POS $35.65 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $41.89 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $42.79 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $42.79 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $42.79 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $45.04 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $45.04 ↓ -80%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $48.28 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $54.05 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $56.52 ↓ -75%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $57.33 ↓ -75%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $58.84 ↓ -74%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.75 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MCD $67.56 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $68.91 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $74.09 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $78.82 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $83.32 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $83.32 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $87.82 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $87.82 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $88.50 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $90.53 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $90.53 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $92.33 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $96.83 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $101.34 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $108.09 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $108.32 ↓ -52%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $111.79 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueAccess $111.79 ↓ -50%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $111.79 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $112.59 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $112.59 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $112.59 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $114.85 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $119.35 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $135.11 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $146.37 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $146.37 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $146.37 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $146.37 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $166.64 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $168.89 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $168.89 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $180.15 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $180.15 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $180.15 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $200.42 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $207.17 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $225.19 ↑ +0%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $252.85 ↑ +12%
United AllPayerAppendix $270.22 ↑ +20%

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Rbc serum pretx incubj drugs at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $0.46 – $111.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $252.45 $30.37 – $536.93
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $252.45 $30.37 – $536.93
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $294.25 $34.87 – $536.93
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $252.45 $30.37 – $270.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $252.45 $30.37 – $536.93
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $252.45 $30.37 – $536.93
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $218.90 $35.18 – $805.40

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