Hip and Pelvis X-ray (2 views, both hips) at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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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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.

$34.24 with Multiplan vs $2,648.80 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 $34.24 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $40.66 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $41.73 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $42.37 —
Aetna IVLHIX $45.63 —
BCBS BlueAccess $49.03 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $49.03 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $49.03 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $50.36 —
United KSMGMCD $59.96 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 —
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36 —
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 —
Aetna Local $66.92 —
Aetna National $82.47 —
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $129.77 —
Cigna LocalKC $150.26 —
Cigna Comm $188.31 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $344.34 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $492.68 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $503.27 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $503.27 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $503.27 —
Humana EPO $598.63 —
Humana ASO $598.63 —
Humana HMO $598.63 —
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $635.71 —
United OptionsPPO $646.31 —
Humana POS $754.91 —
Humana PPO $754.91 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $927.08 —
BCBS Participating $980.06 —
BCBS Traditional $980.06 —
BCBS PC $1,033.03 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,033.03 —
Coventry WCOMP $1,064.82 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,086.01 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,138.98 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,191.96 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,271.42 —
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,324.40 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,324.40 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,324.40 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,403.86 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,721.72 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,960.11 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,986.60 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,986.60 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,119.04 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,119.04 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,119.04 —
Optum Health COMM $2,357.43 —
Optum Transplant COMM $2,436.90 —
Optum Health MCD $2,648.80 —

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Hip and Pelvis X-ray (2 views, both hips) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $34.24 – $129.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $230.45 $27.88 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $230.45 $27.88 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $353.10 $32.02 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $230.45 $27.88 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $230.45 $27.88 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $230.45 $27.88 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $357.50 $45.03 – $188.49

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