Full mouth x-ray of teeth 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

$2,809.18

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$2,809.18

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.

$50.69 with Aetna vs $2,809.18 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

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
Aetna IVLHIX $50.69 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $52.75 ↓ -98%
Aetna KCCarePlus $52.95 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $62.64 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $64.29 ↓ -98%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $65.28 ↓ -98%
Humana ASO $70.60 ↓ -97%
Humana HMO $70.60 ↓ -97%
Humana EPO $70.60 ↓ -97%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $70.94 ↓ -97%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $70.94 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueAccess $70.94 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $70.97 ↓ -97%
Aetna National $87.12 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $91.14 ↓ -97%
Humana PPO $91.14 ↓ -97%
United KSMGMCD $131.00 ↓ -95%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $133.62 ↓ -95%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $134.93 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $136.24 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $136.24 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.24 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $158.51 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $189.95 ↓ -93%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $204.16 ↓ -93%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $271.84 ↓ -90%
Cigna LocalKC $324.03 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $365.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna Comm $404.49 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $517.79 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $522.51 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $533.74 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $533.74 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $561.84 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $674.20 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $705.10 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $983.21 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $1,039.40 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,039.40 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,095.58 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,095.58 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,129.29 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,129.29 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,151.76 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,207.95 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,264.13 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,348.41 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,404.59 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,404.59 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,404.59 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,432.68 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,488.87 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,685.51 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,825.97 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,825.97 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,825.97 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,825.97 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,078.79 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,106.89 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,106.89 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,247.34 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,247.34 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,247.34 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $2,500.17 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,584.45 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $2,809.18 ↑ +0%

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Full mouth x-ray of teeth at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $52.75 – $271.84
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $404.18 $39.94 – $414.23
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $40.88 – $286.78
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $40.88 – $286.78
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $46.94 – $292.27
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $40.88 – $460.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $40.88 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $40.88 – $286.78

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