I-123 iobenguane diag 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

$53,559.49

Cash price

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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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$53,559.49

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.

$3,823.88 with United vs $53,559.49 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 AllPayerAppendix $3,823.88 ↓ -93%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $6,962.73 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $9,962.07 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $10,176.30 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $10,176.30 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $10,176.30 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $10,711.90 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $10,711.90 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $11,301.05 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $11,301.05 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $11,301.05 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $11,783.09 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $12,854.28 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $13,282.75 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $13,443.43 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $14,193.26 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $14,193.26 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalKC $15,810.76 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $16,067.85 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $16,067.85 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $16,067.85 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $16,067.85 ↓ -70%
Aetna KCCarePlus $17,621.07 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $18,745.82 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $19,763.45 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $19,817.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $19,817.01 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $20,888.20 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $20,888.20 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $21,048.88 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $21,530.91 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $21,530.91 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $21,959.39 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $23,030.58 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $24,101.77 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $25,708.56 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $25,762.11 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $26,779.74 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $26,779.74 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $26,779.74 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $27,315.34 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $28,386.53 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $32,135.69 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $34,813.67 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $34,813.67 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $34,813.67 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $34,813.67 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $39,634.02 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $40,169.62 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $40,169.62 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $42,847.59 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $42,847.59 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $42,847.59 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $42,847.59 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $47,667.95 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $49,274.73 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $53,559.49 ↑ +0%

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I-123 iobenguane diag at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $3,929.75 $2,317.50 – $2,781.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $3,929.75 $2,317.50 – $2,781.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $3,929.75 $3,423.44 – $4,962.45
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $3,929.75 $2,317.50 – $2,781.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $3,929.75 $2,317.50 – $2,781.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $5,625.10 $1,867.33 – $7,458.28
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $3,929.75 $2,317.50 – $2,781.00
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $8,456.29 $3,423.44 – $4,962.45

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