Apply intrcav radiat simple at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$143,102.08

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.

$143,102.08

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.

$256.81 with Multiplan vs $143,102.08 with Optum 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $256.81 ↓ -100%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $304.96 ↓ -100%
BCBS BlueAccess $311.48 ↓ -100%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $311.48 ↓ -100%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $311.48 ↓ -100%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $312.98 ↓ -100%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $317.80 ↓ -100%
United KSMGMCD $321.16 ↓ -100%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $327.58 ↓ -100%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $330.79 ↓ -100%
Amerigroup MGMCD $334.01 ↓ -100%
Unicare MGMCD $334.01 ↓ -100%
Aetna Better Health MCD $334.01 ↓ -100%
Home State Health Plan MCD $388.60 ↓ -100%
United MOMGMCD $465.68 ↓ -100%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $481.41 ↓ -100%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $653.05 ↓ -100%
Cigna LocalKC $778.44 ↓ -99%
Cigna Comm $971.74 ↓ -99%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $18,603.27 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $26,616.99 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $27,189.40 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $27,189.40 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $28,620.42 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $30,194.54 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $30,194.54 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $30,194.54 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $34,344.50 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $35,918.62 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $37,922.05 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $37,922.05 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $50,085.73 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $52,947.77 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $52,947.77 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $55,809.81 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $55,809.81 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $57,527.04 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $57,527.04 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $58,671.85 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $61,533.89 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $64,395.94 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $68,689.00 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $71,551.04 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $71,551.04 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $71,551.04 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $72,982.06 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $75,844.10 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $85,861.25 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $93,016.35 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $93,016.35 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $93,016.35 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $93,016.35 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $105,895.54 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $107,326.56 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $107,326.56 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $114,481.66 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $114,481.66 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $114,481.66 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $127,360.85 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $131,653.91 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $143,102.08 ↑ +0%
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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