Cidofovir injection 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

$3,478.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$3,478.00

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.

$521.83 with BCBS vs $3,478.00 with United 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
BCBS TRICARE $521.83 ↓ -85%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $521.83 ↓ -85%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $695.60 ↓ -80%
BCBS Participating $1,286.86 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,286.86 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,356.42 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,356.42 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,398.16 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,425.98 ↓ -59%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,739.00 ↓ -50%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,260.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,573.72 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,608.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $2,782.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,782.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,782.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,782.40 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $3,478.00 ↑ +0%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) not published by hospital
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) not published by hospital
BCBS BlueAccess not published by hospital

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Cidofovir injection at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $2,382.80 $521.83 – $865.39
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,447.81 $301.10 – $1,200.94
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $1,456.74 $521.83 – $865.39
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $1,456.74 $521.83 – $865.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $496.82 – $969.83
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $496.82 – $969.83
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $301.10 – $1,013.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $496.82 – $969.83

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