Assay of procainamide 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

$533.75

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$533.75

Gross charge

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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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$24.18 with HealthyBlue vs $427.00 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 $24.18 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $24.66 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.66 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $28.69 ↓ -95%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $30.42 ↓ -94%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $32.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $32.81 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAccess $32.81 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $34.38 ↓ -94%
Cigna LocalKC $36.66 ↓ -93%
Humana POS $40.99 ↓ -92%
Humana PPO $40.99 ↓ -92%
Humana ASO $40.99 ↓ -92%
Humana EPO $40.99 ↓ -92%
Humana HMO $40.99 ↓ -92%
Cigna Comm $45.63 ↓ -91%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $57.71 ↓ -89%
BCBS TRICARE $57.71 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health MGMCR $60.00 ↓ -89%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $60.00 ↓ -89%
Celtic MCR $61.20 ↓ -89%
United MGMCR $61.20 ↓ -89%
Pyramid Life MCR $64.20 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $69.39 ↓ -87%
Aetna KCCarePlus $84.60 ↓ -84%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $86.70 ↓ -84%
Oscar HIX $91.20 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $99.28 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $101.41 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $101.41 ↓ -81%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $102.95 ↓ -81%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $105.66 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $106.75 ↓ -80%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $107.29 ↓ -80%
Aetna Local $113.40 ↓ -79%
Aetna National $139.20 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $186.81 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $197.49 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $197.49 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $208.16 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $208.16 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $214.57 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $214.57 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $218.84 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $229.51 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $266.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $272.21 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $282.89 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $346.94 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $394.98 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $400.31 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $427.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $427.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $427.00 ↓ -20%

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Assay of procainamide at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $1,074.03 $23.71 – $107.29
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $1,018.94 $23.71 – $107.29
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $725.61 $23.71 – $107.29
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $571.66 $23.71 – $107.29
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $23.81 – $200.40
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $23.81 – $200.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $27.34 – $103.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $23.81 – $200.40

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