Acth stimulation panel at RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

2323 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1497795892

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

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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.

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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.

$44.09 with Cigna vs $212.78 with Humana — 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $44.09
Cigna LocalKC $53.13
Cigna Comm $66.13
BCBS TRICARE $83.64
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $83.64
Devoted Health MGMCR $86.96
United Behavioral Health VACCN $86.96
United MGMCR $88.70
HealthyBlue MGMCD $88.70
Celtic MCR $88.70
Amerigroup MGMCD $90.44
Unicare MGMCD $90.44
Pyramid Life MCR $93.05
Home State Health Plan MCD $105.22
Aetna KCCarePlus $122.61
United MOMGMCD $126.09
Oscar HIX $132.18
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $154.70
Aetna Local $164.35
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $170.28
BCBS BlueAccess $170.28
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $170.28
CorVel Corporation KSWC $183.70
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $188.54
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $191.44
Aetna National $201.74
Humana PPO $212.78
Humana POS $212.78
Humana ASO $212.78
Humana EPO $212.78
Humana HMO $212.78

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Acth stimulation panel at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $44.09 – $191.44
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $1,287.04 $44.09 – $191.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $86.96 – $358.55
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $86.96 – $358.55
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $85.22 – $185.72
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $86.96 – $358.55
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $86.96 – $358.55
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $86.96 – $358.55

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