Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout 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

$99.75

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$99.75

Gross charge

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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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$12.97 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $79.82 with Humana — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $12.97 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $16.54 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $18.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $18.95 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $18.95 ↓ -81%
Cigna LocalKC $19.93 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $19.95 ↓ -80%
Cigna Comm $24.80 ↓ -75%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $31.37 ↓ -69%
BCBS TRICARE $31.37 ↓ -69%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $32.62 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health MGMCR $32.62 ↓ -67%
Celtic MCR $33.27 ↓ -67%
United MGMCR $33.27 ↓ -67%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $33.27 ↓ -67%
Unicare MGMCD $33.92 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup MGMCD $33.92 ↓ -66%
Pyramid Life MCR $34.90 ↓ -65%
Universal Healthcare MCR $34.91 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $36.91 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $36.91 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $38.90 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $38.90 ↓ -61%
Home State Health Plan MCD $39.47 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $40.10 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $40.10 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $40.90 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $42.89 ↓ -57%
Aetna KCCarePlus $45.99 ↓ -54%
United MOMGMCD $47.30 ↓ -53%
Oscar HIX $49.58 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $49.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $50.87 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $52.87 ↓ -47%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $58.14 ↓ -42%
Aetna Local $61.65 ↓ -38%
BCBS BlueAccess $63.85 ↓ -36%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $63.85 ↓ -36%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $63.85 ↓ -36%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $64.84 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $69.05 ↓ -31%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $70.86 ↓ -29%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $71.95 ↓ -28%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $73.81 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $74.81 ↓ -25%
Aetna National $75.68 ↓ -24%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $79.80 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $79.80 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $79.80 ↓ -20%
Humana HMO $79.82 ↓ -20%
Humana POS $79.82 ↓ -20%
Humana ASO $79.82 ↓ -20%
Humana EPO $79.82 ↓ -20%
Humana PPO $79.82 ↓ -20%

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Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $197.25 $16.54 – $71.95
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $162.50 $32.62 – $45.21
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $234.65 $32.62 – $65.07
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $165.75 $29.02 – $120.79
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $163.80 $29.36 – $117.17
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $101.40 $24.86 – $328.28
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $199.59 $16.54 – $71.95
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $761.45 $16.54 – $71.95

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