CT neck soft tissue without & 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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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.

$101.17 with United vs $12,727.52 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 $101.17
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $104.21
Aetna Better Health MCD $105.22
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Home State Health Plan MCD $122.42
United MOMGMCD $146.70
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.49
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $213.78
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
CorVel Corporation KSWC $253.86
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $260.54
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $264.55
Cigna Comm $303.29
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
BCBS BlueAccess $492.59
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $492.59
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $492.59
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Humana ASO $547.19
Humana HMO $547.19
Humana EPO $547.19
Aetna Local $667.00
Humana POS $706.36
Humana PPO $706.36
Aetna National $811.00
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,654.58
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,367.32
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,418.23
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,418.23
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,545.50
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,054.60
United OptionsPPO $3,194.61
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,454.63
BCBS Participating $4,709.18
BCBS Traditional $4,709.18
BCBS PC $4,963.73
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,963.73
Coventry WCOMP $5,116.46
Aetna FHMedicalRental $5,116.46
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,218.28
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,472.83
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,727.38
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $6,109.21
Cigna LifeSource COMM $6,363.76
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $6,363.76
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $6,363.76
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,491.04
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $6,745.59
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $7,636.51
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $8,272.89
CorVel Corporation MOWC $8,272.89
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $8,272.89
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $8,272.89
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $9,418.36
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $9,545.64
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $9,545.64
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $10,182.02
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $10,182.02
CCO, Inc. COMM $10,182.02
Optum Health COMM $11,327.49
Optum Transplant COMM $11,709.32
Optum Health MCD $12,727.52

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CT neck soft tissue without & w/contrast at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $103.19 – $547.19
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,222.65 $175.68 – $641.31
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,222.65 $175.68 – $641.31
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,346.95 $172.17 – $800.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,222.65 $205.02 – $641.31
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,222.65 $175.68 – $641.31
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,222.65 $175.68 – $641.31
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,228.92 $174.72 – $316.23

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