Strep b dna amp probe 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

$162.00

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$162.00

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.

$17.79 with Cigna vs $129.60 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 $17.79 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $21.06 ↓ -87%
Cigna LocalKC $21.44 ↓ -87%
Cigna Comm $26.69 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $30.13 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $30.78 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $30.78 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $32.40 ↓ -80%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $33.75 ↓ -79%
BCBS TRICARE $33.75 ↓ -79%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $35.09 ↓ -78%
Devoted Health MGMCR $35.09 ↓ -78%
Celtic MCR $35.79 ↓ -78%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $35.79 ↓ -78%
United MGMCR $35.79 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup MGMCD $36.49 ↓ -77%
Unicare MGMCD $36.49 ↓ -77%
Pyramid Life MCR $37.55 ↓ -77%
Home State Health Plan MCD $42.46 ↓ -74%
Aetna KCCarePlus $49.48 ↓ -69%
United MOMGMCD $50.88 ↓ -69%
Oscar HIX $53.34 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $56.70 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $59.94 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $59.94 ↓ -63%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $62.30 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $63.18 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $63.18 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $65.12 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $65.12 ↓ -60%
Aetna Local $66.32 ↓ -59%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $66.42 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $68.85 ↓ -58%
Humana ASO $68.85 ↓ -58%
Humana POS $68.85 ↓ -58%
Humana HMO $68.85 ↓ -58%
Humana EPO $68.85 ↓ -58%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $69.66 ↓ -57%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $73.94 ↓ -54%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $73.94 ↓ -54%
BCBS BlueAccess $73.94 ↓ -54%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $73.98 ↓ -54%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $75.92 ↓ -53%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $77.09 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $81.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna National $81.41 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $82.62 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $85.86 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $105.30 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $119.88 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $121.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $129.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $129.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $129.60 ↓ -20%

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Strep b dna amp probe at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $17.79 – $77.09
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $104.65 $35.09 – $48.63
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $130.00 $35.09 – $49.71
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $126.10 $34.74 – $129.94
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $65.65 $31.58 – $126.04
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $124.15 $26.74 – $205.35
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $35.09 – $144.72
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $35.09 – $144.72

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