CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with 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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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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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.

$206.69 with United vs $20,139.67 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 $206.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89
Aetna Better Health MCD $214.96
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $250.09
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $287.81
United MOMGMCD $299.70
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
CorVel Corporation KSWC $341.77
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $350.77
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $356.16
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
Humana EPO $453.45
Humana HMO $453.45
Humana ASO $453.45
BCBS BlueAccess $469.01
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $469.01
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $469.01
Aetna IVLHIX $474.00
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Humana PPO $585.35
Humana POS $585.35
Cigna Comm $634.84
Aetna Local $667.00
Aetna National $811.00
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,618.16
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,745.98
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,826.54
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,826.54
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $4,027.93
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,833.52
United OptionsPPO $5,055.06
Universal Healthcare MCR $7,048.88
BCBS Participating $7,451.68
BCBS Traditional $7,451.68
BCBS PC $7,854.47
BCBS FreedomNetwork $7,854.47
Aetna FHMedicalRental $8,096.15
Coventry WCOMP $8,096.15
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $8,257.26
College Park Family Care Center COMM $8,660.06
United GlobalBenefitPlan $9,062.85
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $9,667.04
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $10,069.83
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $10,069.83
Cigna LifeSource COMM $10,069.83
Aetna NATIONALNAP $10,271.23
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $10,674.03
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $12,083.80
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $13,090.79
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $13,090.79
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $13,090.79
CorVel Corporation MOWC $13,090.79
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $14,903.36
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $15,104.75
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $15,104.75
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $16,111.74
CCO, Inc. COMM $16,111.74
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $16,111.74
Optum Health COMM $17,924.31
Optum Transplant COMM $18,528.50
Optum Health MCD $20,139.67

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $210.82 – $469.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,309.45 $219.71 – $863.38
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,309.45 $219.71 – $863.38
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,062.50 $252.28 – $1,078.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,309.45 $219.71 – $863.38
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,309.45 $219.71 – $863.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,309.45 $219.71 – $863.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $2,117.28 $347.51 – $628.99

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