CT guid parench tis ablat 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

$7,036.99

Cash price

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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.

$7,036.99

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.

$176.22 with Humana vs $7,036.99 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
Humana HMO $176.22 ↓ -97%
Humana ASO $176.22 ↓ -97%
Humana EPO $176.22 ↓ -97%
United KSMGMCD $224.92 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $227.48 ↓ -97%
Humana PPO $227.48 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $229.42 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $231.67 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $233.92 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $233.92 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $233.92 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $272.15 ↓ -96%
United MOMGMCD $326.13 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $362.42 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $362.42 ↓ -95%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $362.42 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $450.69 ↓ -94%
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00 ↓ -93%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $535.19 ↓ -92%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $549.28 ↓ -92%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $557.73 ↓ -92%
Aetna Local $667.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna National $811.00 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $914.81 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,308.88 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,337.03 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,337.03 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,407.40 ↓ -80%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,548.14 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,548.14 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,688.88 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,745.17 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $1,766.28 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalKC $2,077.32 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,462.95 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $2,596.65 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $2,603.69 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,603.69 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $2,744.43 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,744.43 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $2,828.87 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,828.87 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,885.17 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,025.91 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,166.65 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $3,166.65 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $3,166.65 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $3,377.76 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,518.49 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,518.49 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,518.49 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,588.86 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,729.60 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $4,222.19 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,574.04 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $4,574.04 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $4,574.04 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $4,574.04 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $5,207.37 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $5,277.74 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $5,277.74 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,629.59 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,629.59 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,629.59 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $6,262.92 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $6,474.03 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $7,036.99 ↑ +0%

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CT guid parench tis ablat at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $176.22 – $557.73
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $591.25 $215.82 – $843.28
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $591.25 $215.82 – $843.28
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,375.00 $247.81 – $1,053.05
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $591.25 $215.82 – $843.28
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $591.25 $215.82 – $843.28
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $591.25 $215.82 – $843.28
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $708.84 $344.69 – $344.69

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