Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$774.25

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.

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$774.25

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.

$11.36 with Cigna vs $619.40 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
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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 $11.36 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $13.70 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $17.05 ↓ -98%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $21.55 ↓ -97%
BCBS TRICARE $21.55 ↓ -97%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $21.96 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $21.96 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAccess $21.96 ↓ -97%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $21.96 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $22.39 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $22.39 ↓ -97%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $22.41 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $22.41 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $22.86 ↓ -97%
Celtic MCR $22.86 ↓ -97%
Pyramid Life MCR $23.98 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $26.05 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $31.22 ↓ -96%
Aetna KCCarePlus $31.59 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $34.06 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $34.26 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $40.69 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $41.76 ↓ -95%
Aetna Local $42.35 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $42.40 ↓ -95%
Humana POS $47.34 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $47.34 ↓ -94%
Humana EPO $47.34 ↓ -94%
Humana HMO $47.34 ↓ -94%
Humana ASO $47.34 ↓ -94%
Aetna National $51.99 ↓ -93%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $100.65 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $144.01 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $147.11 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $147.11 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $154.85 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $270.99 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $286.47 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $286.47 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $301.96 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $301.96 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $311.25 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $311.25 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $317.44 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $332.93 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $387.13 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $394.87 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $410.35 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $503.26 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $572.95 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $580.69 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $619.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $619.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $619.40 ↓ -20%

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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $59.95 $14.81 – $79.79
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $59.95 $14.81 – $79.79
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $24.75 $17.00 – $41.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $59.95 $14.81 – $79.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $59.95 $14.81 – $79.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $59.95 $14.81 – $79.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $72.60 $20.17 – $40.34
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $83.85 $14.77 – $31.06

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