Procalcitonin 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

$534.50

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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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$534.50

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.

$13.80 with Cigna vs $427.60 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 $13.80 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $16.63 ↓ -97%
Cigna Comm $20.70 ↓ -96%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $24.07 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $24.54 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $24.54 ↓ -95%
BCBS TRICARE $26.18 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $26.18 ↓ -95%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $27.22 ↓ -95%
Devoted Health MGMCR $27.22 ↓ -95%
United MGMCR $27.76 ↓ -95%
Celtic MCR $27.76 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $28.56 ↓ -95%
Pyramid Life MCR $29.13 ↓ -95%
United MOMGMCD $34.22 ↓ -94%
Aetna KCCarePlus $38.38 ↓ -93%
Oscar HIX $41.37 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $47.76 ↓ -91%
Aetna Local $51.45 ↓ -90%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $56.72 ↓ -89%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $58.21 ↓ -89%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $59.10 ↓ -89%
Aetna National $63.16 ↓ -88%
Humana EPO $65.54 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $65.54 ↓ -88%
Humana ASO $65.54 ↓ -88%
Humana POS $65.54 ↓ -88%
Humana HMO $65.54 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $69.48 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $99.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $101.56 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $101.56 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $106.90 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueAccess $160.35 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $160.35 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $160.35 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $187.07 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $197.76 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $197.76 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $208.46 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $208.46 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $214.87 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $214.87 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $219.15 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $229.84 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $267.25 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $272.60 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $283.29 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $347.43 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $395.53 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $400.88 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $427.60 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $427.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $427.60 ↓ -20%

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Procalcitonin at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $1,168.17 $13.80 – $59.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $154.55 $27.22 – $110.49
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $154.55 $27.22 – $110.49
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $148.50 $26.68 – $57.23
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $154.55 $27.22 – $110.49
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $154.55 $27.22 – $110.49
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $154.55 $27.22 – $110.49
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $138.05 $24.50 – $49.00

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