Cr-51 sodium chromate 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

$3,330.30

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$3,330.30

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$432.94 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $3,330.30 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $432.94 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $619.44 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $632.76 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $632.76 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $632.76 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $666.06 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $666.06 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $702.69 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $702.69 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $702.69 ↓ -79%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $732.67 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $732.67 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $799.27 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $825.91 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $835.91 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $882.53 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $882.53 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $983.10 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $999.09 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $999.09 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $999.09 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $999.09 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,165.61 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $1,228.88 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,232.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,232.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,298.82 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,298.82 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,338.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,365.42 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,432.03 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRHMO $1,498.63 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,498.63 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $1,498.63 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,598.54 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,665.15 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,665.15 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,665.15 ↓ -50%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,765.06 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,998.18 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,164.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,164.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,164.70 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,164.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,464.42 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,497.72 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,497.72 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,664.24 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,664.24 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $2,664.24 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,664.24 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $2,963.97 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,063.88 ↓ -8%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,164.63 ↓ -5%
Optum Health MCD $3,330.30 ↑ +0%

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Cr-51 sodium chromate at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $920.17 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $4,440.15 $0.01 – $3,644.12
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $0.01 – $2,301.55
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $0.01 – $2,301.55
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $0.02 – $2,301.55
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $0.01 – $0.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $0.01 – $2,301.55
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $0.01 – $2,301.55

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