Mucin synovial fluid 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

$98.00

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$98.00

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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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$2.97 with Cigna vs $78.40 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

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 $2.97 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $3.58 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $4.46 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $5.64 ↓ -94%
BCBS TRICARE $5.64 ↓ -94%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $5.86 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $5.86 ↓ -94%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $5.98 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $5.98 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $5.98 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $6.09 ↓ -94%
Unicare MGMCD $6.09 ↓ -94%
Pyramid Life MCR $6.27 ↓ -94%
Home State Health Plan MCD $7.09 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $8.27 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $8.50 ↓ -91%
Oscar HIX $8.91 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $10.38 ↓ -89%
Aetna Local $11.08 ↓ -89%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $12.33 ↓ -87%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $12.36 ↓ -87%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $12.36 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAccess $12.36 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $12.66 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $12.74 ↓ -87%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $12.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna National $13.60 ↓ -86%
Humana ASO $14.35 ↓ -85%
Humana POS $14.35 ↓ -85%
Humana HMO $14.35 ↓ -85%
Humana EPO $14.35 ↓ -85%
Humana PPO $14.35 ↓ -85%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $18.23 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $18.62 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $18.62 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $19.60 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $34.30 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $36.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $36.26 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $38.22 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $38.22 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $39.40 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $39.40 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $40.18 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $42.14 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $49.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $49.98 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $51.94 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $63.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $72.52 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $73.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $78.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $78.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $78.40 ↓ -20%

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Mucin synovial fluid at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $198.85 $2.97 – $12.85
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $188.05 $2.97 – $12.85
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $293.87 $2.97 – $12.85
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $123.59 $5.53 – $12.85
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $5.86 – $24.18
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $5.86 – $24.18
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $5.74 – $12.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $5.86 – $24.18

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