Vaccine menigococcal serogroups a/c/w/y quadrivalent tetanus toxoid(menacwy-tt) im 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

$180.12

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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.

$180.12

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.

$39.63 with Coventry vs $350.43 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
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $39.63 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $39.63 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $43.23 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $45.21 ↓ -75%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $54.04 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $54.04 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $54.04 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $66.64 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $66.64 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $70.25 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $70.25 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $72.41 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $73.85 ↓ -59%
BCBS MCRPPO $81.05 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $81.05 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $81.05 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $86.46 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $90.06 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $90.06 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $90.06 ↓ -50%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $108.07 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $117.08 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $117.08 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $117.08 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $117.08 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $133.29 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $135.09 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $135.09 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $144.10 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $144.10 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $144.10 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $144.10 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $160.31 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $165.71 ↓ -8%
United KSMGMCD $166.98 ↓ -7%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $170.32 ↓ -5%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $171.99 ↓ -5%
Amerigroup MGMCD $173.66 ↓ -4%
Unicare MGMCD $173.66 ↓ -4%
Aetna Better Health MCD $173.66 ↓ -4%
Optum Health MCD $180.12 ↑ +0%
Home State Health Plan MCD $202.05 ↑ +12%
United MOMGMCD $242.12 ↑ +34%
United AllPayerAppendix $350.43 ↑ +95%

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Vaccine menigococcal serogroups a/c/w/y quadrivalent tetanus toxoid(menacwy-tt) im at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $170.32 – $242.12
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $533.05 $160.31 – $308.80
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie $180.00 $164.41 – $200.23
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $353.51 $166.98 – $175.33
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $331.27 $166.98 – $175.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $170.20 – $170.20
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $170.20 – $170.20
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $369.74 – $369.74

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