Carbon dioxide 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

$141.25

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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.

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$141.25

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.47 with Cigna vs $113.00 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $2.47 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $2.98 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $3.71 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4.69 ↓ -97%
BCBS TRICARE $4.69 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $4.88 ↓ -97%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $4.88 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $4.98 ↓ -96%
Celtic MCR $4.98 ↓ -96%
United MGMCR $4.98 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MGMCD $5.08 ↓ -96%
Unicare MGMCD $5.08 ↓ -96%
Pyramid Life MCR $5.22 ↓ -96%
Home State Health Plan MCD $5.90 ↓ -96%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $6.65 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $6.65 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $6.65 ↓ -95%
Aetna KCCarePlus $6.88 ↓ -95%
United MOMGMCD $7.08 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $7.42 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $8.82 ↓ -94%
Aetna Local $9.22 ↓ -93%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $10.48 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $10.75 ↓ -92%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $10.92 ↓ -92%
Aetna National $11.32 ↓ -92%
Humana POS $11.96 ↓ -92%
Humana PPO $11.96 ↓ -92%
Humana EPO $11.96 ↓ -92%
Humana HMO $11.96 ↓ -92%
Humana ASO $11.96 ↓ -92%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $18.36 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $26.27 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $26.84 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $26.84 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $28.25 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $49.44 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $52.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $52.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $55.09 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $55.09 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $56.78 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $56.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $57.91 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $60.74 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $70.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $72.04 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $74.86 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $91.81 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $104.53 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $105.94 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $113.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $113.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $113.00 ↓ -20%

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Carbon dioxide at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $285.03 $2.47 – $10.92
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $46.20 $4.49 – $20.14
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $46.20 $4.49 – $20.14
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $40.15 $4.78 – $10.43
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $46.20 $4.49 – $20.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $46.20 $4.49 – $20.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $46.20 $4.49 – $20.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $112.20 $4.39 – $8.78

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