Assay of thiocyanate 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

$290.75

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$290.75

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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$5.90 with Cigna vs $232.60 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 $5.90 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $7.11 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $8.85 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10.28 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.48 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $10.48 ↓ -96%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $11.19 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $11.19 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $11.63 ↓ -96%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $11.63 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $11.86 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $11.86 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $12.20 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $12.44 ↓ -96%
United MOMGMCD $14.62 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $16.40 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $17.68 ↓ -94%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $20.77 ↓ -93%
Aetna Local $21.98 ↓ -92%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $22.79 ↓ -92%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $22.79 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAccess $22.79 ↓ -92%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $24.66 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $25.31 ↓ -91%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $25.70 ↓ -91%
Aetna National $26.98 ↓ -91%
Humana ASO $28.48 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $28.48 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $28.48 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $28.48 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $28.48 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $37.80 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $54.08 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $55.24 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $55.24 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $58.15 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $101.76 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $107.58 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $107.58 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $113.39 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $113.39 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $116.88 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $116.88 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $119.21 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $125.02 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $145.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $148.28 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $154.10 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $188.99 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $215.16 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $218.06 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $232.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $232.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $232.60 ↓ -20%

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Assay of thiocyanate at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $588.57 $5.90 – $25.70
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $41.80 $11.63 – $47.96
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $41.80 $11.63 – $47.96
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $270.05 $11.40 – $24.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $41.80 $11.63 – $47.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $41.80 $11.63 – $47.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $41.80 $11.63 – $47.96
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $100.65 $10.47 – $20.93

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