Head CT scan (with and without contrast) at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$101.17 with United vs $14,197.72 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | KSMGMCD | $101.17 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $103.19 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $104.21 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $105.22 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $105.22 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $105.22 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $122.42 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $146.70 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $158.49 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $167.04 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $198.36 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $203.58 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $203.82 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $206.71 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $242.96 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $303.29 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $339.26 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $339.26 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $339.26 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $401.74 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $446.72 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $446.72 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $446.72 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $474.00 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $498.00 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $576.66 | — |
| Humana | POS | $576.66 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $667.00 | — |
| Aetna | National | $811.00 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $1,845.70 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $2,640.78 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $2,697.57 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $2,697.57 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $2,839.54 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $3,407.45 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $3,563.63 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $4,969.20 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $5,253.16 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $5,253.16 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $5,537.11 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $5,537.11 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $5,707.48 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $5,707.48 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $5,821.07 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $6,105.02 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $6,388.97 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $6,814.91 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $7,098.86 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $7,098.86 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $7,098.86 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $7,240.84 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $7,524.79 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $8,518.63 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $9,228.52 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $9,228.52 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $9,228.52 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $9,228.52 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $10,506.31 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $10,648.29 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $10,648.29 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $11,358.18 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $11,358.18 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $11,358.18 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $12,635.97 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $13,061.90 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $14,197.72 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Head CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | $5,367.75 | $103.19 – $446.72 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $1,426.70 | $127.60 – $501.13 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $1,426.70 | $127.60 – $501.13 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $1,684.10 | $146.52 – $625.79 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $1,426.70 | $127.60 – $501.13 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $1,426.70 | $127.60 – $501.13 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $1,426.70 | $127.60 – $501.13 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $1,191.96 | $174.72 – $316.23 |