Vancomycin 750 mg intravenous solution 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

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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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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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$0.17 with United vs $85.25 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United AllPayerAppendix $0.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $17.05
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $18.75
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $18.75
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $20.46
United OptionsPPO $21.40
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $25.57
Aetna Better Health MCD $25.57
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $25.57
BCBS BlueAccess $25.57
BCBS Participating $31.54
BCBS Traditional $31.54
BCBS FreedomNetwork $33.25
BCBS PC $33.25
Coventry WCOMP $34.27
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $34.95
BCBS MCRPPO $38.36
BCBS MCRHMO $38.36
United GlobalBenefitPlan $38.36
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $40.92
Cigna LifeSource COMM $42.63
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $42.63
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $42.63
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $51.15
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $55.41
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $55.41
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $55.41
CorVel Corporation MOWC $55.41
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $63.09
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $63.94
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $63.94
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $68.20
CCO, Inc. COMM $68.20
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $68.20
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $68.20
Optum Health COMM $75.87
Optum Transplant COMM $78.43
Optum Health MCD $85.25

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Vancomycin 750 mg intravenous solution at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $139.11 $9.75 – $9.75
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $180.84 $22.50 – $22.50
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $78.39 $25.00 – $25.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $0.14 – $0.14
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $0.14 – $0.14
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $0.21 – $0.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $0.14 – $0.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $0.14 – $0.14

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