Ghs somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs 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

$1,540.89

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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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$1,540.89

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.

$125.13 with United vs $1,540.89 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 $125.13 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $127.63 ↓ -92%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $128.88 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $130.14 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $130.14 ↓ -92%
Unicare MGMCD $130.14 ↓ -92%
Home State Health Plan MCD $151.41 ↓ -90%
United MOMGMCD $181.44 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $200.32 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $286.61 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $292.77 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $292.77 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $292.77 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $308.18 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $325.13 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $325.13 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $325.13 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $339.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $369.81 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $382.14 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $386.76 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $408.34 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $408.34 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $454.87 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $462.27 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $462.27 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $462.27 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $471.51 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $506.95 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $539.31 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $568.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $570.13 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $570.13 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $600.95 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $600.95 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $605.57 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $619.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $619.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $631.76 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $662.58 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $693.40 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $739.63 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $741.17 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $770.45 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $770.45 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $770.45 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $785.85 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $816.67 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $924.53 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,001.58 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,001.58 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,001.58 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,001.58 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,140.26 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,155.67 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,155.67 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,232.71 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,232.71 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,232.71 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,232.71 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,371.39 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,417.62 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,540.89 ↑ +0%

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Ghs somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $127.63 – $181.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $969.65 $298.60 – $1,032.15
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $969.65 $298.60 – $1,032.15
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $3,017.85 $342.86 – $1,032.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $969.65 $298.60 – $298.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $969.65 $298.60 – $1,032.15
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $969.65 $298.60 – $1,032.15
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $949.00 $452.33 – $5,518.45

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