Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

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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.

$22.67 with Multiplan vs $1,337.49 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

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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $22.67
CorVel Corporation KSWC $26.92
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $27.63
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $28.06
BCBS BlueAccess $31.43
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $31.43
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $31.43
Humana ASO $34.45
Humana EPO $34.45
Humana HMO $34.45
Humana PPO $44.47
Humana POS $44.47
Aetna IVLHIX $47.26
Aetna KCCarePlus $49.36
Aetna Local $66.17
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $71.77
Aetna National $81.22
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $100.81
Cigna LocalKC $120.17
Cigna Comm $150.01
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $173.87
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $248.77
NHC Advantage MGMCD $254.12
NHC Advantage MGMCR $254.12
HealthyBlue MGMCD $267.50
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $267.50
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $321.00
United OptionsPPO $335.71
Aetna Better Health MCD $401.25
Universal Healthcare MCR $468.12
BCBS Participating $494.87
BCBS Traditional $494.87
BCBS FreedomNetwork $521.62
BCBS PC $521.62
Coventry WCOMP $537.67
Aetna FHMedicalRental $537.67
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $548.37
College Park Family Care Center COMM $575.12
United GlobalBenefitPlan $601.87
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $642.00
Cigna LifeSource COMM $668.75
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $668.75
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $668.75
Aetna NATIONALNAP $682.12
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $708.87
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $802.49
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $869.37
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $869.37
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $869.37
CorVel Corporation MOWC $869.37
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $989.74
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,003.12
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,003.12
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,069.99
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,069.99
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,069.99
Optum Health COMM $1,190.37
Optum Transplant COMM $1,230.49
Optum Health MCD $1,337.49

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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $22.67 – $100.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $157.30 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $157.30 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $67.10 $19.79 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $157.30 $17.23 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $157.30 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $157.30 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $166.98 $28.68 – $156.90

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