Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$22.60 with BCBS vs $182.75 with Aetna — 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

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
BCBS BlueAccess $22.60
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $22.60
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $22.60
Humana EPO $28.24
Humana POS $28.24
Humana ASO $28.24
Humana HMO $28.24
Humana PPO $28.24
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $39.94
Cigna LocalKC $48.13
Cigna Comm $59.90
HealthyBlue MGMCD $68.29
Amerigroup MGMCD $69.63
Unicare MGMCD $69.63
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $75.76
BCBS TRICARE $75.76
Devoted Health MGMCR $78.77
United Behavioral Health VACCN $78.77
Celtic MCR $80.35
United MGMCR $80.35
Home State Health Plan MCD $81.01
Pyramid Life MCR $84.28
United MOMGMCD $97.08
Aetna KCCarePlus $111.07
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $113.69
Oscar HIX $119.73
CorVel Corporation KSWC $135.00
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $138.56
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $140.69
Aetna Local $148.88
Aetna National $182.75

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $1,089.88 $22.60 – $140.69
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $236.50 $46.31 – $136.27
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $172.70 $40.33 – $263.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $380.05 $70.89 – $141.79

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →