Fluoroguide for spine inject 77003-26 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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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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$29.27 with United vs $1,230.95 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

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 $29.27
HealthyBlue MGMCD $29.86
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $30.15
Unicare MGMCD $30.44
Aetna Better Health MCD $30.44
Amerigroup MGMCD $30.44
Home State Health Plan MCD $35.42
United MOMGMCD $42.44
Humana HMO $59.56
Humana ASO $59.56
Humana EPO $59.56
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $60.32
BCBS BlueAccess $60.32
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $60.32
Aetna IVLHIX $73.67
Humana PPO $76.88
Humana POS $76.88
Aetna KCCarePlus $76.95
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $84.22
CorVel Corporation KSWC $100.01
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $102.64
Aetna Local $103.14
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $104.22
Aetna National $126.61
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $160.02
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $228.96
NHC Advantage MGMCR $233.88
NHC Advantage MGMCD $233.88
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $246.19
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $270.81
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $270.81
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $295.43
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $305.28
United OptionsPPO $308.97
Cigna LocalKC $363.38
Universal Healthcare MCR $430.83
Cigna Comm $454.22
BCBS Participating $455.45
BCBS Traditional $455.45
BCBS PC $480.07
BCBS FreedomNetwork $480.07
Coventry WCOMP $494.84
Aetna FHMedicalRental $494.84
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $504.69
College Park Family Care Center COMM $529.31
United GlobalBenefitPlan $553.93
BCBS MCRPPO $553.93
BCBS MCRHMO $553.93
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $590.86
Cigna LifeSource COMM $615.48
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $615.48
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $615.48
Aetna NATIONALNAP $627.78
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $652.40
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $738.57
CorVel Corporation MOWC $800.12
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $800.12
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $800.12
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $800.12
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $910.90
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $923.21
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $923.21
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $984.76
CCO, Inc. COMM $984.76
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $984.76
Optum Health COMM $1,095.55
Optum Transplant COMM $1,132.47
Optum Health MCD $1,230.95

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Fluoroguide for spine inject 77003-26 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,694.75 $29.86 – $104.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $429.55 $55.21 – $197.41
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $429.55 $55.21 – $197.41
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $770.55 $63.40 – $158.43
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $429.55 $55.21 – $197.41
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $429.55 $55.21 – $197.41
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $429.55 $55.21 – $197.41
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $685.08 $106.20 – $106.20

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