Red cell mass multiple 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

$6,135.06

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.

$6,135.06

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.

$97.17 with Multiplan vs $6,135.06 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $97.17 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $115.39 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $118.42 ↓ -98%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $120.25 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAccess $146.19 ↓ -98%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $146.19 ↓ -98%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $146.19 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $154.19 ↓ -97%
Humana HMO $154.19 ↓ -97%
Humana ASO $154.19 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $199.04 ↓ -97%
Humana PPO $199.04 ↓ -97%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63 ↓ -90%
Cigna LocalKC $714.75 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $797.56 ↓ -87%
Cigna Comm $892.24 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,141.12 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,165.66 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,165.66 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,227.01 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,227.01 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,472.41 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,539.90 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,840.52 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,147.27 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $2,269.97 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,269.97 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $2,392.67 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,392.67 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,466.29 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $2,466.29 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,515.37 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,638.08 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,760.78 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,944.83 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,067.53 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,067.53 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,067.53 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,128.88 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,251.58 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,681.04 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,987.79 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,987.79 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,987.79 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,987.79 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,539.94 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,601.30 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,601.30 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,908.05 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,908.05 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,908.05 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $5,460.20 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,644.26 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $6,135.06 ↑ +0%
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital

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Red cell mass multiple at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $97.17 – $599.63
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $5,329.23 $97.17 – $1,101.15
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $5,850.94 $97.17 – $1,101.15
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $2,846.08 $119.03 – $1,101.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $93.22 – $652.62
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $93.22 – $652.62
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $107.04 – $652.62
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $93.22 – $978.80

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