Beta-2 microglobulin 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

$416.25

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$416.25

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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$8.21 with Cigna vs $333.00 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 $8.21 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $9.89 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $12.31 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $15.56 ↓ -96%
BCBS TRICARE $15.56 ↓ -96%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $16.18 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health MGMCR $16.18 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $16.50 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $16.50 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $16.50 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $16.83 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $16.83 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $17.31 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $19.58 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $22.81 ↓ -95%
United MOMGMCD $23.46 ↓ -94%
Oscar HIX $24.59 ↓ -94%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $28.55 ↓ -93%
Aetna Local $30.58 ↓ -93%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $33.91 ↓ -92%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $34.07 ↓ -92%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $34.07 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAccess $34.07 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $34.80 ↓ -92%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $35.33 ↓ -92%
Aetna National $37.54 ↓ -91%
Humana ASO $39.58 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $39.58 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $39.58 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $39.58 ↓ -90%
Humana PPO $39.58 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $54.11 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $77.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $79.09 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $79.09 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $83.25 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $145.69 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $154.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $154.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $162.34 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $162.34 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $167.33 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $167.33 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $170.66 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $178.99 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $208.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $212.29 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $220.61 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $270.56 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $308.02 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $312.19 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $333.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $333.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $333.00 ↓ -20%

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Beta-2 microglobulin at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $837.66 $8.21 – $35.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $135.30 $16.18 – $66.70
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $135.30 $16.18 – $66.70
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $201.85 $15.86 – $34.55
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $135.30 $16.18 – $66.70
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $135.30 $16.18 – $66.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $135.30 $16.18 – $66.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $144.10 $14.56 – $29.12

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