CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without 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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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.

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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.

$36.85 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $811.00 with Aetna — 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $36.85
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $52.72
NHC Advantage MGMCD $53.85
NHC Advantage MGMCR $53.85
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $56.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $56.69
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $68.03
United OptionsPPO $71.14
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $71.77
Aetna Better Health MCD $85.03
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $97.17
Universal Healthcare MCR $99.20
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $100.81
BCBS Participating $104.87
BCBS Traditional $104.87
BCBS FreedomNetwork $110.54
BCBS PC $110.54
Coventry WCOMP $113.94
Aetna FHMedicalRental $113.94
CorVel Corporation KSWC $115.39
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $116.21
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $118.42
Cigna LocalKC $120.17
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $120.25
College Park Family Care Center COMM $121.88
United GlobalBenefitPlan $127.55
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $136.05
Cigna LifeSource COMM $141.72
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $141.72
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $141.72
Humana EPO $143.50
Humana ASO $143.50
Humana HMO $143.50
Aetna NATIONALNAP $144.55
Cigna Comm $150.01
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $150.22
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $151.15
BCBS BlueAccess $151.15
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $151.15
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $170.06
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $184.24
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $184.24
CorVel Corporation MOWC $184.24
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $184.24
Humana PPO $185.24
Humana POS $185.24
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $209.75
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $212.58
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $212.58
CCO, Inc. COMM $226.75
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $226.75
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $226.75
Optum Health COMM $252.26
Optum Transplant COMM $260.76
Optum Health MCD $283.44
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00

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CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $97.17 – $151.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $88.55 $29.41 – $240.24
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $88.55 $29.41 – $240.24
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,295.25 $33.77 – $300.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $88.55 $29.41 – $240.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $88.55 $29.41 – $240.24
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $88.55 $29.41 – $240.24
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $81.18 $80.36 – $156.90

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