Sigmoidoscopy w/us guide bx 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.

$389.93 with HealthyBlue vs $3,513.00 with Cigna — 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $389.93
Amerigroup MGMCD $397.57
Unicare MGMCD $397.57
Home State Health Plan MCD $462.56
United MOMGMCD $554.31
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,498.13
Humana ASO $1,566.00
Humana EPO $1,566.00
Humana HMO $1,566.00
CorVel Corporation KSWC $1,779.03
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $1,825.84
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $1,853.93
Humana PPO $1,941.00
Humana POS $1,941.00
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,995.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $2,005.00
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $2,356.00
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00
Oscar HIX $2,677.00
Aetna Local $2,775.00
Cigna LocalKC $2,810.00
Aetna National $3,304.00
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,387.00
Cigna Comm $3,513.00

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Sigmoidoscopy w/us guide bx at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $382.28 – $1,853.93
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $250.89 – $2,167.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $250.89 – $2,167.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $288.08 – $2,544.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $250.89 – $3,886.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $250.89 – $2,167.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $250.89 – $2,167.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City not published $1,191.98 – $2,277.00

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