Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$1,558.70

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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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$1,558.70

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.

$41.38 with United vs $1,558.70 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 $41.38 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $42.21 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $42.62 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $43.04 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $43.04 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $43.04 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $50.07 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $60.00 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $202.63 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $289.92 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $296.15 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $296.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $296.15 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $311.74 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $328.89 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $328.89 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $328.89 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $342.91 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $374.09 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $386.56 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $391.23 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $413.06 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $413.06 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $460.13 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $467.61 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $467.61 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $467.61 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $476.96 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $512.81 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $545.54 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $575.16 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $576.72 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $576.72 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $607.89 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $607.89 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $612.57 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $626.60 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $626.60 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $639.07 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $670.24 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $701.41 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $748.18 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $749.73 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $779.35 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $779.35 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $779.35 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $794.94 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $826.11 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $935.22 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,013.15 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,013.15 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,013.15 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,013.15 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,153.44 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,169.03 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,169.03 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,246.96 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,246.96 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,246.96 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,246.96 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,387.24 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,434.00 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,558.70 ↑ +0%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $42.21 – $60.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $919.60 $91.05 – $159.92
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $919.60 $91.05 – $159.92
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $832.70 $104.55 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $919.60 $91.05 – $91.05
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $919.60 $91.05 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $919.60 $91.05 – $159.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $252.12 $132.53 – $239.87

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