Brain MRI (with and without contrast) at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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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.
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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.
$206.69 with United vs $20,452.65 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.
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 |
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| United | KSMGMCD | $206.69 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $210.82 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $212.89 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $214.96 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $214.96 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $214.96 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $250.09 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $299.70 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $326.74 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $345.19 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $409.92 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $420.70 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $426.64 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $427.18 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $508.55 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $634.84 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $828.27 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $941.36 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $941.36 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $941.36 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $1,074.00 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $1,099.74 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $1,099.74 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $1,099.74 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $1,125.00 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $1,419.63 | — |
| Humana | POS | $1,419.63 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $1,514.00 | — |
| Aetna | National | $1,836.00 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $2,658.84 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $3,804.19 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $3,886.00 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $3,886.00 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $4,090.53 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $4,908.64 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $5,133.62 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $7,158.43 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $7,567.48 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $7,567.48 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $7,976.53 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $7,976.53 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $8,221.97 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $8,221.97 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $8,385.59 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $8,794.64 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $9,203.69 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $9,817.27 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $10,226.33 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $10,226.33 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $10,226.33 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $10,430.85 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $10,839.90 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $12,271.59 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $13,294.22 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $13,294.22 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $13,294.22 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $13,294.22 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $15,134.96 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $15,339.49 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $15,339.49 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $16,362.12 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $16,362.12 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $16,362.12 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $18,202.86 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $18,816.44 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $20,452.65 | — |
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Brain MRI (with and without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | $4,495.25 | $210.82 – $1,099.74 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $2,358.95 | $262.38 – $1,244.26 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $2,358.95 | $262.38 – $1,244.26 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $2,255.00 | $301.27 – $1,200.46 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $2,358.95 | $262.38 – $1,244.26 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $2,358.95 | $262.38 – $1,244.26 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $2,358.95 | $262.38 – $1,244.26 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $1,552.32 | $347.51 – $628.99 |