Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

2323 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1497795892

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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.

$31.82 with HealthyBlue vs $1,420.25 with United 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
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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 $31.82 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $32.45 —
Unicare MGMCD $32.45 —
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $36.10 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $42.86 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $43.99 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $44.67 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $184.63 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $185.77 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $264.17 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $269.85 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $269.85 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $269.85 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $300.93 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $300.93 —
BCBS BlueAccess $300.93 —
Humana EPO $320.98 —
Humana HMO $320.98 —
Humana ASO $320.98 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $345.12 —
Cigna LocalKC $401.93 —
Humana PPO $404.77 —
Humana POS $404.77 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $497.09 —
Cigna Comm $502.77 —
BCBS Traditional $525.49 —
BCBS Participating $525.49 —
BCBS PC $553.90 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $553.90 —
Aetna Local $558.16 —
Aetna FHMedicalRental $570.94 —
Coventry WCOMP $570.94 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $582.30 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $610.71 —
Aetna National $683.14 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $710.13 —
Aetna NATIONALNAP $724.33 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $752.73 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $923.16 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,050.98 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,065.19 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,065.19 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,136.20 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,136.20 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,136.20 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $1,420.25 —

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Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $31.20 – $300.93
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $800.80 $31.31 – $67.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $520.77 $284.29 – $284.29

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →