Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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Gross charge 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.
$12.30 with United vs $6,739.32 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | KSMGMCD | $12.30 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $12.55 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $12.67 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $12.79 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $12.79 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $12.79 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $14.88 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $17.84 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $22.21 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $26.37 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $27.07 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $27.48 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $29.19 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $30.48 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $35.56 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $35.56 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $35.56 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $35.67 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $35.67 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $35.67 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $40.86 | — |
| Humana | POS | $46.05 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $46.05 | — |
| Aetna | National | $50.16 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $876.11 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $1,253.51 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $1,280.47 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $1,280.47 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $1,347.86 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $1,482.65 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $1,482.65 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $1,617.44 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $1,671.35 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,691.57 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $1,989.45 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $2,358.76 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $2,486.81 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $2,493.55 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $2,493.55 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $2,628.33 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $2,628.33 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $2,709.21 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $2,709.21 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $2,763.12 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $2,897.91 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $3,032.69 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $3,032.69 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $3,032.69 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $3,234.87 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $3,369.66 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $3,369.66 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $3,369.66 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $3,437.05 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $3,571.84 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $4,043.59 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $4,380.56 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $4,380.56 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $4,380.56 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $4,380.56 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $4,987.10 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $5,054.49 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $5,054.49 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $5,391.46 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $5,391.46 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $5,391.46 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $5,997.99 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $6,200.17 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $6,739.32 | — |
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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $12.55 – $35.67 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $318.45 | $17.59 – $52.03 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $318.45 | $17.59 – $52.03 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $396.00 | $20.19 – $41.76 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $318.45 | $17.59 – $52.03 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $318.45 | $17.59 – $52.03 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $318.45 | $17.59 – $52.03 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $566.26 | $35.29 – $35.29 |