Ammonia 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

$199.00

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$199.00

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.

$7.39 with Cigna vs $159.20 with CCO, Inc. — 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 $7.39 ↓ -96%
Cigna LocalKC $8.90 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $11.08 ↓ -94%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $12.63 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.88 ↓ -94%
Unicare MGMCD $12.88 ↓ -94%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $14.01 ↓ -93%
BCBS TRICARE $14.01 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health MGMCR $14.57 ↓ -93%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $14.57 ↓ -93%
United MGMCR $14.86 ↓ -93%
Celtic MCR $14.86 ↓ -93%
Home State Health Plan MCD $14.98 ↓ -92%
Pyramid Life MCR $15.59 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $17.95 ↓ -91%
Aetna KCCarePlus $20.55 ↓ -90%
Oscar HIX $22.15 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $25.87 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $25.96 ↓ -87%
Aetna Local $27.54 ↓ -86%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $30.69 ↓ -85%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $30.69 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueAccess $30.69 ↓ -85%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $30.83 ↓ -85%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $31.64 ↓ -84%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $32.13 ↓ -84%
Aetna National $33.81 ↓ -83%
Humana POS $35.67 ↓ -82%
Humana HMO $35.67 ↓ -82%
Humana PPO $35.67 ↓ -82%
Humana EPO $35.67 ↓ -82%
Humana ASO $35.67 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $37.01 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $37.81 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $37.81 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $39.80 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $69.65 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $73.63 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $73.63 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $77.61 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $77.61 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $80.00 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $80.00 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $81.59 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $85.57 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $99.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $101.49 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $105.47 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $129.35 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $147.26 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $149.25 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $159.20 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $159.20 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $159.20 ↓ -20%

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Ammonia at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $376.52 $7.39 – $32.13
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $62.70 $14.57 – $60.09
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $62.70 $14.57 – $60.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $77.00 $14.28 – $31.12
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $62.70 $14.57 – $60.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $62.70 $14.57 – $60.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $62.70 $14.57 – $60.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $95.70 $13.11 – $26.23

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