Chromogenic substrate assay 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

$360.50

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$360.50

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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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$6.03 with Cigna vs $288.40 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

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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $6.03 ↓ -98%
Cigna LocalKC $7.27 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $9.04 ↓ -97%
BCBS TRICARE $11.44 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $11.44 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $11.89 ↓ -97%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $11.89 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $12.13 ↓ -97%
Celtic MCR $12.13 ↓ -97%
Pyramid Life MCR $12.72 ↓ -96%
Aetna KCCarePlus $16.76 ↓ -95%
Oscar HIX $18.07 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $21.28 ↓ -94%
Aetna Local $22.47 ↓ -94%
BCBS BlueAccess $23.30 ↓ -94%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $23.30 ↓ -94%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $23.30 ↓ -94%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $25.27 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $25.94 ↓ -93%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $26.33 ↓ -93%
Aetna National $27.58 ↓ -92%
Humana PPO $29.11 ↓ -92%
Humana HMO $29.11 ↓ -92%
Humana ASO $29.11 ↓ -92%
Humana POS $29.11 ↓ -92%
Humana EPO $29.11 ↓ -92%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $46.87 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $67.05 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $68.50 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $68.50 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $72.10 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $72.10 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $126.17 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $133.38 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $133.38 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $140.59 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $140.59 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $144.92 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $144.92 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $147.81 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $155.01 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $180.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $183.85 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $191.06 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $234.32 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $266.77 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $270.38 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $288.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $288.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $288.40 ↓ -20%

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Chromogenic substrate assay at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $782.64 $6.03 – $26.33
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $177.45 $8.90 – $16.48
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $202.80 $11.89 – $16.85
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $196.30 $10.58 – $44.03
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $408.20 $8.90 – $69.57
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $318.55 $6.03 – $26.33
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $759.20 $6.03 – $26.33
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $440.33 $11.23 – $26.33

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