Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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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$107.35 with Multiplan vs $16,701.11 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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 $107.35
CorVel Corporation KSWC $127.48
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $130.84
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $132.85
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $226.03
BCBS BlueAccess $226.03
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $226.03
Humana ASO $284.38
Humana HMO $284.38
Humana EPO $284.38
Humana POS $367.10
Humana PPO $367.10
Aetna IVLHIX $809.54
Aetna KCCarePlus $845.52
Aetna Local $1,133.36
Aetna National $1,391.21
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,171.14
United KSMGMCD $2,883.41
HealthyBlue MGMCD $2,941.08
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $2,969.91
Amerigroup MGMCD $2,998.75
Aetna Better Health MCD $2,998.75
Unicare MGMCD $2,998.75
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,106.41
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,173.21
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,173.21
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,340.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $3,488.93
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,008.27
United MOMGMCD $4,180.94
United OptionsPPO $4,191.98
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $4,231.22
Universal Healthcare MCR $5,845.39
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $6,096.44
BCBS Participating $6,179.41
BCBS Traditional $6,179.41
BCBS FreedomNetwork $6,513.43
BCBS PC $6,513.43
Aetna FHMedicalRental $6,713.85
Coventry WCOMP $6,713.85
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $6,847.46
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,181.48
Cigna LocalKC $7,266.95
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,515.50
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $8,016.53
Cigna LifeSource COMM $8,350.56
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $8,350.56
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $8,350.56
Aetna NATIONALNAP $8,517.57
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $8,851.59
Cigna Comm $9,071.50
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $10,020.67
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $10,855.72
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $10,855.72
CorVel Corporation MOWC $10,855.72
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $10,855.72
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $12,358.82
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $12,525.83
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $12,525.83
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $13,360.89
CCO, Inc. COMM $13,360.89
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $13,360.89
Optum Health COMM $14,863.99
Optum Transplant COMM $15,365.02
Optum Health MCD $16,701.11

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $107.35 – $6,096.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,910.05 $82.81 – $6,688.16
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,910.05 $82.81 – $6,688.16
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $4,105.75 $95.09 – $6,688.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,910.05 $82.81 – $9,540.74
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,910.05 $82.81 – $6,688.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,910.05 $82.81 – $6,688.16
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $2,929.74 $165.56 – $10,032.25

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