Serpina1 gene 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

$2,555.78

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.

$2,555.78

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.

$22.13 with Cigna vs $2,555.78 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22.13 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $26.67 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $33.19 ↓ -99%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $41.24 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRHMO $43.21 ↓ -98%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $43.21 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $43.21 ↓ -98%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $43.65 ↓ -98%
Optum Health MCR $43.65 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MGMCR $43.65 ↓ -98%
Humana MCRHMO $43.65 ↓ -98%
Humana MCRPPO $43.65 ↓ -98%
Humana PFFS $43.65 ↓ -98%
United CommunityCareNetwork $43.65 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $43.65 ↓ -98%
United MGMCR $44.52 ↓ -98%
Wellcare MCR $44.52 ↓ -98%
Celtic MCR $44.52 ↓ -98%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $44.52 ↓ -98%
Pyramid Life MCR $46.71 ↓ -98%
Aetna IVLHIX $58.93 ↓ -98%
Aetna KCCarePlus $61.55 ↓ -98%
Oscar HIX $66.35 ↓ -97%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $77.87 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $82.50 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAccess $83.37 ↓ -97%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $83.37 ↓ -97%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $83.37 ↓ -97%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $92.47 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $94.91 ↓ -96%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $96.37 ↓ -96%
Aetna National $101.27 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $332.25 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $475.38 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $485.60 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $485.60 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $511.16 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $511.16 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $539.27 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $539.27 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $539.27 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $613.39 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $641.50 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $677.28 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $677.28 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $766.73 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $894.52 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $945.64 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $945.64 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $996.75 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $996.75 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,027.42 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,027.42 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,047.87 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,098.99 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,150.10 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,226.77 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,277.89 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,277.89 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,277.89 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,303.45 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,354.56 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,533.47 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,661.26 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,661.26 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,661.26 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,661.26 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,891.28 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,916.84 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,916.84 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,044.62 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,044.62 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,044.62 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $2,274.64 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,351.32 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $2,555.78 ↑ +0%

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Serpina1 gene at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,083.00 $22.13 – $96.37
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $595.65 $42.78 – $93.23
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $284.90 $39.29 – $78.57
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $287.30 $39.29 – $156.79
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $85.25 $43.65 – $85.12
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $1,078.43 $22.13 – $96.37
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $819.97 $22.13 – $96.37
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $897.67 $41.24 – $96.37

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