Red cell mass single 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

$6,018.11

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.

$6,018.11

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.

$90.23 with Multiplan vs $6,018.11 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 $90.23 ↓ -99%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $107.15 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $109.97 ↓ -98%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $111.66 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAccess $135.57 ↓ -98%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $135.57 ↓ -98%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $135.57 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $138.27 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $138.27 ↓ -98%
Humana ASO $138.27 ↓ -98%
Humana PPO $178.49 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $178.49 ↓ -97%
United KSMGMCD $218.05 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41 ↓ -96%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -96%
Aetna Better Health MCD $226.77 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $263.84 ↓ -96%
United MOMGMCD $316.17 ↓ -95%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48 ↓ -94%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $457.55 ↓ -92%
Cigna LocalKC $545.40 ↓ -91%
Cigna Comm $680.83 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $782.35 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -86%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,119.37 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,143.44 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,143.44 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,203.62 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,444.35 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,510.55 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,106.34 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $2,226.70 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $2,226.70 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $2,347.06 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,347.06 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $2,419.28 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,419.28 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,467.43 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,587.79 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,708.15 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,888.69 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,009.05 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,009.05 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,009.05 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,069.24 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,189.60 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,610.87 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,911.77 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,911.77 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,911.77 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,911.77 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,453.40 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,513.58 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,513.58 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $4,814.49 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,814.49 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $4,814.49 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $5,356.12 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $5,536.66 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $6,018.11 ↑ +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 single at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $90.23 – $457.55
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,705.44 $133.89 – $720.75
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,216.15 $49.00 – $1,345.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $85.71 – $480.50
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $85.71 – $480.50
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $98.41 – $480.50
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $85.71 – $754.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $85.71 – $480.50

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