Western blot test at RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
2323 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1497795892
$456.25
Cash price 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.
$456.25
Gross charge 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.
$8.63 with Cigna vs $365.00 with Evernorth 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $8.63 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $10.41 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna | Comm | $12.95 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS | TRICARE | $16.38 | ↓ -96% |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $16.38 | ↓ -96% |
| Devoted Health | MGMCR | $17.03 | ↓ -96% |
| United Behavioral Health | VACCN | $17.03 | ↓ -96% |
| United | MGMCR | $17.37 | ↓ -96% |
| Celtic | MCR | $17.37 | ↓ -96% |
| Pyramid Life | MCR | $18.22 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $24.01 | ↓ -95% |
| Oscar | HIX | $25.89 | ↓ -94% |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $30.11 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | Local | $32.19 | ↓ -93% |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $35.76 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $35.89 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $35.89 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $35.89 | ↓ -92% |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $36.70 | ↓ -92% |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $37.26 | ↓ -92% |
| Aetna | National | $39.51 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | EPO | $41.68 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | PPO | $41.68 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | HMO | $41.68 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | ASO | $41.68 | ↓ -91% |
| Humana | POS | $41.68 | ↓ -91% |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $59.31 | ↓ -87% |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $84.86 | ↓ -81% |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $86.69 | ↓ -81% |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $86.69 | ↓ -81% |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $91.25 | ↓ -80% |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $91.25 | ↓ -80% |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $159.69 | ↓ -65% |
| BCBS | Traditional | $168.81 | ↓ -63% |
| BCBS | Participating | $168.81 | ↓ -63% |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $177.94 | ↓ -61% |
| BCBS | PC | $177.94 | ↓ -61% |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $183.41 | ↓ -60% |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $183.41 | ↓ -60% |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $187.06 | ↓ -59% |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $196.19 | ↓ -57% |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $228.13 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $232.69 | ↓ -49% |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $241.81 | ↓ -47% |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $296.56 | ↓ -35% |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $337.63 | ↓ -26% |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $342.19 | ↓ -25% |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $365.00 | ↓ -20% |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $365.00 | ↓ -20% |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $365.00 | ↓ -20% |
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Western blot test at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City | $913.82 | $8.63 – $37.26 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora | $162.50 | $17.56 – $23.61 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy | $197.60 | $17.03 – $24.12 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage | $148.85 | $15.15 – $63.06 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark | $107.90 | $12.98 – $99.65 |
| LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | Lee's Summit | $932.57 | $8.63 – $37.26 |
| LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | Lexington | $573.20 | $16.10 – $37.26 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | not published | $17.03 – $70.21 |