Gastric emptying imag study 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

$10,348.30

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$10,348.30

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.

$283.02 with United vs $10,348.30 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 $283.02 ↓ -97%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68 ↓ -97%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MCD $294.34 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -97%
Unicare MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -97%
Home State Health Plan MCD $342.45 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $410.38 ↓ -96%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $574.23 ↓ -94%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63 ↓ -94%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $681.90 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $699.85 ↓ -93%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $710.61 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalKC $714.75 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueAccess $759.21 ↓ -93%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $759.21 ↓ -93%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $759.21 ↓ -93%
Cigna Comm $892.24 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,345.28 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,924.78 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,966.18 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,966.18 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,069.66 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $2,183.49 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $2,183.49 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $2,183.49 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,483.59 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $2,597.42 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $2,742.30 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $2,742.30 ↓ -73%
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,621.91 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $3,828.87 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $3,828.87 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,035.84 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $4,035.84 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $4,160.02 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,160.02 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,242.80 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,449.77 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,656.73 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,967.18 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $5,174.15 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $5,174.15 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,174.15 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,277.63 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,484.60 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $6,208.98 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $6,726.40 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $6,726.40 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,726.40 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $6,726.40 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $7,657.74 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,761.23 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $7,761.23 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $8,278.64 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $8,278.64 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $8,278.64 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $9,209.99 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $9,520.44 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $10,348.30 ↑ +0%
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital

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Gastric emptying imag study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $288.68 – $759.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,236.40 $503.65 – $1,080.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $990.00 $438.63 – $1,345.84
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $1,029.60 $294.00 – $3,489.27

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