Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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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.
$37.18 with United vs $5,364.51 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 | $37.18 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $37.92 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $38.30 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $38.67 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $38.67 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $38.67 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $44.99 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $53.91 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $83.29 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $98.90 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $101.51 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $103.07 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $110.26 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $115.16 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $154.36 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $171.62 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $171.62 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $171.62 | — |
| Aetna | National | $189.48 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $190.71 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $190.71 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $190.71 | — |
| Humana | POS | $221.55 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $221.55 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $697.39 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $997.80 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $1,019.26 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $1,019.26 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $1,072.90 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $1,180.19 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $1,180.19 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $1,287.48 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $1,330.40 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,346.49 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $1,583.60 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $1,877.58 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $1,979.50 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $1,984.87 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $1,984.87 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $2,092.16 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $2,092.16 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $2,156.53 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $2,156.53 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $2,199.45 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $2,306.74 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $2,414.03 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $2,414.03 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $2,414.03 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $2,574.96 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $2,682.26 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $2,682.26 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $2,682.26 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $2,735.90 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $2,843.19 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $3,218.71 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $3,486.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $3,486.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $3,486.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $3,486.93 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $3,969.74 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $4,023.38 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $4,023.38 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $4,291.61 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $4,291.61 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $4,291.61 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $4,774.41 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $4,935.35 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $5,364.51 | — |
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Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $37.92 – $190.71 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $424.60 | $77.51 – $236.54 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $424.60 | $77.51 – $236.54 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $388.30 | $89.00 – $189.83 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $424.60 | $77.51 – $236.54 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $424.60 | $77.51 – $236.54 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $424.60 | $77.51 – $236.54 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark | $1,037.40 | $37.18 – $758.72 |