External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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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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.

$59.51 with Humana vs $333.50 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
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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
Humana HMO $59.51
Humana POS $59.51
Humana ASO $59.51
Humana EPO $59.51
Humana PPO $59.51
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $72.88
Cigna LocalKC $87.83
Cigna Comm $109.32
HealthyBlue MGMCD $124.63
Unicare MGMCD $127.08
Amerigroup MGMCD $127.08
BCBS TRICARE $138.26
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $138.26
Devoted Health MGMCR $143.75
United Behavioral Health VACCN $143.75
Celtic MCR $146.63
United MGMCR $146.63
Home State Health Plan MCD $147.85
Pyramid Life MCR $153.81
United MOMGMCD $177.18
Aetna KCCarePlus $202.69
Oscar HIX $218.50
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $224.78
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $266.06
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $266.06
BCBS BlueAccess $266.06
CorVel Corporation KSWC $266.92
Aetna Local $271.69
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $273.95
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $278.16
Aetna National $333.50

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External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $755.15 $59.51 – $278.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $344.30 $143.75 – $520.81
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $344.30 $143.75 – $520.81
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $624.25 $140.88 – $269.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $344.30 $143.75 – $520.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $344.30 $143.75 – $520.81
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $344.30 $143.75 – $520.81
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,178.65 $129.38 – $258.75

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