Assay of feces porphyrins 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

$688.75

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$688.75

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.

$11.14 with HealthyBlue vs $551.00 with Evernorth Behavioral Health — 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $11.14 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $11.36 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $11.36 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $13.21 ↓ -98%
United MOMGMCD $15.83 ↓ -98%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $19.83 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $23.89 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $29.74 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $37.62 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $37.62 ↓ -95%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $39.11 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $39.11 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $39.89 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $39.89 ↓ -94%
Pyramid Life MCR $41.85 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAccess $49.89 ↓ -93%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $49.89 ↓ -93%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $49.89 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $55.15 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $56.58 ↓ -92%
Oscar HIX $59.45 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $62.34 ↓ -91%
Humana ASO $62.34 ↓ -91%
Humana POS $62.34 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $62.34 ↓ -91%
Humana EPO $62.34 ↓ -91%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $67.19 ↓ -90%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $68.96 ↓ -90%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $70.02 ↓ -90%
Aetna Local $73.92 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $89.54 ↓ -87%
Aetna National $90.74 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $128.11 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $130.86 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $130.86 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $137.75 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $241.06 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $254.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $254.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $268.61 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $268.61 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $276.88 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $276.88 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $282.39 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $296.16 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $344.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $351.26 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $365.04 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $447.69 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $509.68 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $516.56 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $551.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $551.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $551.00 ↓ -20%

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Assay of feces porphyrins at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $111.10 $36.20 – $130.63
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $111.10 $36.20 – $130.63
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $259.05 $38.33 – $67.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $111.10 $36.20 – $130.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $111.10 $36.20 – $130.63
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $111.10 $36.20 – $130.63
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $219.70 $33.81 – $54.21
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $506.35 $35.20 – $140.48

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