Hc nm myocard infarct avid plnr tomo spect w/wo quant 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

$4,244.19

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,244.19

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.

$251.26 with Multiplan vs $4,244.19 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $251.26 ↓ -94%
United KSMGMCD $283.02 ↓ -93%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68 ↓ -93%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -93%
Unicare MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna Better Health MCD $294.34 ↓ -93%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $298.37 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $306.22 ↓ -93%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $310.93 ↓ -93%
Home State Health Plan MCD $342.45 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAccess $349.64 ↓ -92%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $349.64 ↓ -92%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $349.64 ↓ -92%
Humana ASO $379.62 ↓ -91%
Humana HMO $379.62 ↓ -91%
Humana EPO $379.62 ↓ -91%
United MOMGMCD $410.38 ↓ -90%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20 ↓ -90%
Humana POS $490.05 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $490.05 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $551.74 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalKC $714.75 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $789.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $806.40 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $806.40 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $848.84 ↓ -80%
Cigna Comm $892.24 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,018.61 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,065.29 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,485.47 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,570.35 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,570.35 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,655.23 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,655.23 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,706.16 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,706.16 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,740.12 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,825.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,909.89 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,037.21 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,122.09 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,122.09 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,122.09 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,164.54 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,249.42 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,546.51 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,758.72 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,758.72 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,758.72 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,758.72 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,140.70 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,183.14 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,183.14 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,395.35 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,395.35 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,395.35 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,777.33 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,904.65 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $4,244.19 ↑ +0%
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital

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Hc nm myocard infarct avid plnr tomo spect w/wo quant at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $251.26 – $599.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $844.25 $190.38 – $652.62
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $844.25 $190.38 – $652.62
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $494.45 $218.60 – $652.62
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $844.25 $190.38 – $978.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $844.25 $190.38 – $652.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $844.25 $190.38 – $652.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $808.50 $306.50 – $978.92

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