Metabolic panel ionized ca 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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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.

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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.

$6.96 with Cigna vs $30.50 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
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $6.96
Cigna LocalKC $8.38
Cigna Comm $10.44
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $13.21
BCBS TRICARE $13.21
Devoted Health MGMCR $13.73
United Behavioral Health VACCN $13.73
Celtic MCR $14.00
United MGMCR $14.00
HealthyBlue MGMCD $14.00
Amerigroup MGMCD $14.28
Unicare MGMCD $14.28
Pyramid Life MCR $14.69
Home State Health Plan MCD $16.61
Aetna KCCarePlus $18.54
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $19.73
United MOMGMCD $19.91
Humana ASO $20.71
Humana PPO $20.71
Humana EPO $20.71
Humana HMO $20.71
Humana POS $20.71
Oscar HIX $20.87
CorVel Corporation KSWC $23.43
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $24.04
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $24.41
Aetna Local $24.85
Aetna National $30.50

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Metabolic panel ionized ca at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $198.85 $6.96 – $24.41
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $89.10 $12.02 – $45.86
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $89.10 $12.02 – $45.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $89.10 $12.02 – $45.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $89.10 $12.02 – $45.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $89.10 $12.02 – $45.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $67.65 $12.36 – $24.71
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $150.80 $13.73 – $19.03

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