Brain MRI (with contrast) 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

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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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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.

$206.69 with United vs $18,523.92 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
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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $302.62
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
CorVel Corporation KSWC $359.36
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $368.81
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $374.49
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Cigna Comm $634.84
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $788.03
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $788.03
BCBS BlueAccess $788.03
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Humana ASO $883.49
Humana EPO $883.49
Humana HMO $883.49
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Humana PPO $1,140.48
Humana POS $1,140.48
Aetna Local $1,514.00
Aetna National $1,836.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,408.11
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,445.45
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,519.54
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,519.54
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,704.78
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,445.74
United OptionsPPO $4,649.50
Universal Healthcare MCR $6,483.37
BCBS Participating $6,853.85
BCBS Traditional $6,853.85
BCBS PC $7,224.33
BCBS FreedomNetwork $7,224.33
Aetna FHMedicalRental $7,446.62
Coventry WCOMP $7,446.62
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $7,594.81
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,965.29
United GlobalBenefitPlan $8,335.76
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $8,891.48
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $9,261.96
Cigna LifeSource COMM $9,261.96
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $9,261.96
Aetna NATIONALNAP $9,447.20
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $9,817.68
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $11,114.35
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $12,040.55
CorVel Corporation MOWC $12,040.55
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $12,040.55
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $12,040.55
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $13,707.70
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $13,892.94
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $13,892.94
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $14,819.14
CCO, Inc. COMM $14,819.14
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $14,819.14
Optum Health COMM $16,486.29
Optum Transplant COMM $17,042.01
Optum Health MCD $18,523.92

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Brain MRI (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $6,314.00 $210.82 – $883.49
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,920.05 $230.12 – $1,090.86
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,920.05 $230.12 – $1,090.86
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,145.00 $264.23 – $1,052.46
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,920.05 $230.12 – $1,090.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,920.05 $230.12 – $1,090.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,920.05 $230.12 – $1,090.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,366.20 $347.51 – $628.99

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