Assay of feces for trypsin 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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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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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.

$5.03 with Cigna vs $23.04 with Aetna — 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

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

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 $5.03
Cigna LocalKC $6.06
Cigna Comm $7.55
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $9.55
BCBS TRICARE $9.55
Devoted Health MGMCR $9.93
United Behavioral Health VACCN $9.93
United MGMCR $10.13
Celtic MCR $10.13
Pyramid Life MCR $10.63
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10.82
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.03
Unicare MGMCD $11.03
Home State Health Plan MCD $12.84
Aetna KCCarePlus $14.00
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $14.54
BCBS BlueAccess $14.92
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $14.92
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $14.92
Oscar HIX $15.09
United MOMGMCD $15.38
CorVel Corporation KSWC $17.26
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $17.72
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $17.99
Humana HMO $18.62
Humana POS $18.62
Humana PPO $18.62
Humana ASO $18.62
Humana EPO $18.62
Aetna Local $18.77
Aetna National $23.04

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Assay of feces for trypsin at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $5.03 – $17.99
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $9.93 – $33.17
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $9.93 – $33.17
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $9.73 – $17.18
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $9.93 – $33.17
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $9.93 – $33.17
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $9.93 – $33.17
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City not published $8.94 – $17.87

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