Sleep study unattended 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

$803.41

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.

$803.41

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.

$38.63 with United vs $2,348.00 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
United KSMGMCD $38.63 ↓ -95%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $39.40 ↓ -95%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $39.79 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $40.18 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $40.18 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $40.18 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $46.74 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $56.01 ↓ -93%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $104.44 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $149.43 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $152.65 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $152.65 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $152.65 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $160.68 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $176.75 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $192.82 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $201.66 ↓ -75%
BCBS BlueAccess $241.02 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $241.02 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $241.02 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $281.19 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $297.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $297.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $313.33 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $313.33 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $322.97 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $322.97 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $329.40 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $345.47 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $361.53 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $385.64 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $401.70 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $401.70 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $401.70 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $409.74 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $425.81 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $482.05 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $522.22 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $522.22 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $522.22 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $522.22 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $594.52 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $602.56 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $602.56 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $642.73 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $642.73 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $642.73 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $642.73 ↓ -20%
Humana HMO $697.00 ↓ -13%
Humana EPO $697.00 ↓ -13%
Humana ASO $697.00 ↓ -13%
Optum Health COMM $715.03 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $739.14 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $803.41 ↑ +0%
Humana PPO $861.00 ↑ +7%
Humana POS $861.00 ↑ +7%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,244.00 ↑ +55%
Cigna LocalKC $1,483.00 ↑ +85%
Cigna Comm $1,854.00 ↑ +131%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,348.00 ↑ +192%
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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Sleep study unattended at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $39.40 – $56.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $924.55 $108.25 – $259.53
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $924.55 $108.25 – $259.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $924.55 $108.25 – $108.25
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $924.55 $108.25 – $259.53
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $924.55 $108.25 – $259.53
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $825.00 $198.21 – $389.29
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $726.70 $38.63 – $222.98

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