Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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

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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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$59.96 with United vs $4,711.25 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

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

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 $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
United MOMGMCD $86.94
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $100.87
CorVel Corporation KSWC $119.79
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $122.94
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $124.83
Aetna IVLHIX $127.09
Aetna KCCarePlus $132.73
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $173.55
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $173.55
BCBS BlueAccess $173.55
Humana EPO $175.94
Humana ASO $175.94
Humana HMO $175.94
Aetna Local $177.92
Cigna Comm $181.48
Aetna National $218.40
Humana POS $227.12
Humana PPO $227.12
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $612.46
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $876.29
NHC Advantage MGMCD $895.14
NHC Advantage MGMCR $895.14
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $942.25
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,130.70
United OptionsPPO $1,182.52
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,648.94
BCBS Traditional $1,743.16
BCBS Participating $1,743.16
BCBS PC $1,837.39
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,837.39
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,893.92
Coventry WCOMP $1,893.92
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,931.61
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,025.84
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,120.06
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,261.40
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,355.63
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,355.63
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,355.63
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,402.74
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,496.96
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,826.75
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,062.31
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,062.31
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,062.31
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,062.31
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,486.32
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,533.44
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,533.44
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,769.00
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,769.00
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,769.00
Optum Health COMM $4,193.01
Optum Transplant COMM $4,334.35
Optum Health MCD $4,711.25

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,207.00 $61.16 – $175.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $668.25 $77.08 – $236.44
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $668.25 $77.08 – $236.44
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $556.60 $88.51 – $189.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $668.25 $77.08 – $236.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $668.25 $77.08 – $236.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $668.25 $77.08 – $236.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $498.85 $104.14 – $188.49

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