CT neck soft tissue w/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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$101.17 with United vs $9,780.40 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
United KSMGMCD $101.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Aetna Better Health MCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $122.42
United MOMGMCD $146.70
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $174.91
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
CorVel Corporation KSWC $207.71
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $213.17
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $216.45
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
Cigna Comm $303.29
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $394.69
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $394.69
BCBS BlueAccess $394.69
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Humana ASO $436.92
Humana EPO $436.92
Humana HMO $436.92
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Humana PPO $564.01
Humana POS $564.01
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,271.45
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,819.15
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,858.28
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,858.28
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,956.08
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,347.30
United OptionsPPO $2,454.88
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,423.14
BCBS Participating $3,618.75
BCBS Traditional $3,618.75
BCBS PC $3,814.36
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,814.36
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,931.72
Coventry WCOMP $3,931.72
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,009.96
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,205.57
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,401.18
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,694.59
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $4,890.20
Cigna LifeSource COMM $4,890.20
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,890.20
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,988.00
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,183.61
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $5,868.24
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $6,357.26
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,357.26
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $6,357.26
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $6,357.26
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $7,237.50
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $7,335.30
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,335.30
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,824.32
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,824.32
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,824.32
Optum Health COMM $8,704.56
Optum Transplant COMM $8,997.97
Optum Health MCD $9,780.40

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CT neck soft tissue w/contrast at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $4,287.75 $103.19 – $436.92
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $165.95 – $524.73
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $165.95 – $524.73
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,100.00 $172.17 – $655.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $165.95 – $524.73
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $165.95 – $524.73
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $165.95 – $524.73
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $998.58 $174.72 – $316.23

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