Iron stain peripheral blood 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

$109.50

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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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$109.50

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.

$3.49 with Cigna vs $87.60 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 $3.49 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $4.20 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $5.23 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $6.62 ↓ -94%
BCBS TRICARE $6.62 ↓ -94%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $6.88 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $6.88 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $7.02 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $7.02 ↓ -94%
Pyramid Life MCR $7.36 ↓ -93%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $8.07 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $8.23 ↓ -92%
Unicare MGMCD $8.23 ↓ -92%
Home State Health Plan MCD $9.57 ↓ -91%
Aetna KCCarePlus $9.70 ↓ -91%
Oscar HIX $10.46 ↓ -90%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $11.42 ↓ -90%
United MOMGMCD $11.47 ↓ -90%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $12.45 ↓ -89%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $12.45 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAccess $12.45 ↓ -89%
Aetna Local $13.00 ↓ -88%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $13.57 ↓ -88%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $13.92 ↓ -87%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $14.14 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $14.23 ↓ -87%
Humana ASO $15.84 ↓ -86%
Humana PPO $15.84 ↓ -86%
Humana EPO $15.84 ↓ -86%
Humana HMO $15.84 ↓ -86%
Humana POS $15.84 ↓ -86%
Aetna National $15.96 ↓ -85%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $20.37 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $20.80 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $20.80 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $21.90 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $38.33 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $40.52 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $40.52 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $42.70 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $42.70 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $44.02 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $44.02 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $44.90 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $47.09 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $54.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $55.84 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $58.03 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $71.17 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $81.03 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $82.13 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $87.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $87.60 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $87.60 ↓ -20%

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Iron stain peripheral blood at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $215.22 $3.49 – $14.14
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $213.40 $6.74 – $13.81
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $207.23 $3.49 – $14.14
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $316.12 $3.49 – $14.14
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $145.23 $6.50 – $14.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $6.88 – $26.65
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $6.88 – $26.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $6.88 – $26.65

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