Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern 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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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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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.

$283.02 with United vs $9,267.33 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 $283.02
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51
Aetna Better Health MCD $294.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34
Unicare MGMCD $294.34
Home State Health Plan MCD $342.45
United MOMGMCD $410.38
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $415.06
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20
CorVel Corporation KSWC $492.88
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $505.85
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $513.63
Humana EPO $546.25
Humana HMO $546.25
Humana ASO $546.25
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $549.55
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $549.55
BCBS BlueAccess $549.55
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63
Humana PPO $705.14
Humana POS $705.14
Cigna LocalKC $714.75
Cigna Comm $892.24
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,204.75
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,723.72
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,760.79
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,760.79
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,853.47
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,224.16
United OptionsPPO $2,326.10
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,243.57
BCBS Traditional $3,428.91
BCBS Participating $3,428.91
BCBS PC $3,614.26
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,614.26
Coventry WCOMP $3,725.47
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,725.47
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,799.61
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,984.95
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,170.30
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,448.32
Cigna LifeSource COMM $4,633.66
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $4,633.66
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,633.66
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,726.34
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $4,911.68
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $5,560.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $6,023.76
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,023.76
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $6,023.76
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $6,023.76
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $6,857.82
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $6,950.50
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $6,950.50
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,413.86
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,413.86
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,413.86
Optum Health COMM $8,247.92
Optum Transplant COMM $8,525.94
Optum Health MCD $9,267.33
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital

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Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $288.68 – $599.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $767.25 $319.05 – $972.80
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $767.25 $319.05 – $972.80
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $879.45 $366.35 – $780.72
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $767.25 $319.05 – $978.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $767.25 $319.05 – $972.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $767.25 $319.05 – $972.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,175.46 $523.05 – $978.92

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