Reticulated platelet assay 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

$195.75

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$195.75

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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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$18.12 with Cigna vs $156.60 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

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 $18.12 ↓ -91%
Cigna LocalKC $21.84 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $25.45 ↓ -87%
Cigna Comm $27.18 ↓ -86%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $30.99 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $31.60 ↓ -84%
Unicare MGMCD $31.60 ↓ -84%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $34.37 ↓ -82%
BCBS TRICARE $34.37 ↓ -82%
Devoted Health MGMCR $35.74 ↓ -82%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $35.74 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $36.41 ↓ -81%
Celtic MCR $36.45 ↓ -81%
United MGMCR $36.45 ↓ -81%
Home State Health Plan MCD $36.76 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $37.19 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $37.19 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAccess $37.24 ↓ -81%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $37.24 ↓ -81%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $37.24 ↓ -81%
Pyramid Life MCR $38.24 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $39.15 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $42.05 ↓ -79%
Humana PPO $42.05 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $42.05 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $42.05 ↓ -79%
Humana POS $42.05 ↓ -79%
United MOMGMCD $44.05 ↓ -77%
Aetna KCCarePlus $50.39 ↓ -74%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $51.39 ↓ -74%
Oscar HIX $54.32 ↓ -72%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $61.03 ↓ -69%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $62.63 ↓ -68%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $63.60 ↓ -68%
Aetna Local $67.55 ↓ -65%
Universal Healthcare MCR $68.51 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $72.43 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $72.43 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $76.34 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $76.34 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $78.69 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $78.69 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $80.26 ↓ -59%
Aetna National $82.92 ↓ -58%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $84.17 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $97.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $99.83 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $103.75 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $127.24 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $144.85 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $146.81 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $156.60 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $156.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $156.60 ↓ -20%

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Reticulated platelet assay at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $427.82 $18.12 – $63.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $62.70 $13.04 – $119.37
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $62.70 $13.04 – $119.37
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $37.95 $14.98 – $61.83
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $62.70 $13.04 – $119.37
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $62.70 $13.04 – $119.37
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $62.70 $13.04 – $119.37
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $57.20 $26.00 – $58.97

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