Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl 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

$390.00

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.

$390.00

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.

$5.33 with Cigna vs $312.00 with CCO, Inc. — 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 $5.33 ↓ -99%
Cigna LocalKC $6.42 ↓ -98%
Cigna Comm $7.99 ↓ -98%
BCBS TRICARE $10.10 ↓ -97%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $10.10 ↓ -97%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $10.50 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health MGMCR $10.50 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10.71 ↓ -97%
United MGMCR $10.71 ↓ -97%
Celtic MCR $10.71 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $10.92 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $10.92 ↓ -97%
Pyramid Life MCR $11.24 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $12.71 ↓ -97%
Aetna KCCarePlus $14.81 ↓ -96%
United MOMGMCD $15.22 ↓ -96%
Oscar HIX $15.96 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $17.13 ↓ -96%
Aetna Local $19.85 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $20.09 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $20.09 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $20.09 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $20.34 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $20.87 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $21.20 ↓ -95%
Humana ASO $23.34 ↓ -94%
Humana POS $23.34 ↓ -94%
Humana HMO $23.34 ↓ -94%
Humana EPO $23.34 ↓ -94%
Humana PPO $23.34 ↓ -94%
Aetna National $24.37 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $50.70 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $72.54 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $74.10 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $74.10 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $78.00 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $136.50 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $144.30 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $144.30 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $152.10 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $152.10 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $156.78 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $156.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $159.90 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $167.70 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $195.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $198.90 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $206.70 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $253.50 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $288.60 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $292.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $312.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $312.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $312.00 ↓ -20%

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Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $5.33 – $21.20
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $38.50 $10.29 – $20.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $33.00 $10.50 – $39.35
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $58.30 $9.45 – $18.90

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