Lung perfusion imaging 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.
$218.05 with United vs $10,139.89 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 | $218.05 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $222.41 | — |
| Sunflower State Health Plan | MCD | $224.59 | — |
| Unicare | MGMCD | $226.77 | — |
| Amerigroup | MGMCD | $226.77 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $226.77 | — |
| Home State Health Plan | MCD | $263.84 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $275.78 | — |
| United | MOMGMCD | $316.17 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $318.36 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $318.36 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $318.36 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | KSWC | $327.49 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $329.59 | — |
| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $329.59 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $329.59 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $334.48 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPKansas | $336.11 | — |
| OHA Network | KansasWCOMP | $341.28 | — |
| Humana | POS | $410.97 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $410.97 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $457.55 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $545.40 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $680.83 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $848.52 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $1,318.19 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $1,886.02 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $1,926.58 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $1,926.58 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $2,027.98 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $2,433.57 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $2,545.11 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $3,548.96 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,751.76 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $3,751.76 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $3,954.56 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $3,954.56 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $4,076.24 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $4,076.24 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $4,157.35 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $4,360.15 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $4,562.95 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $4,867.15 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $5,069.94 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $5,069.94 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $5,069.94 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $5,171.34 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $5,374.14 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $6,083.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $6,590.93 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $6,590.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $6,590.93 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $6,590.93 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $7,503.52 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $7,604.92 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $7,604.92 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $8,111.91 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $8,111.91 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $8,111.91 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $9,024.50 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $9,328.70 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $10,139.89 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | Local | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | National | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | not published by hospital | — |
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Lung perfusion imaging at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $222.41 – $457.55 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $591.25 | $211.13 – $646.40 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $591.25 | $211.13 – $646.40 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $1,075.25 | $242.42 – $518.77 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $591.25 | $211.13 – $754.24 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $591.25 | $211.13 – $646.40 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $591.25 | $211.13 – $646.40 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | $812.46 | $339.47 – $720.75 |