Lymph vessel x-ray trunk 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

$13,507.84

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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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$13,507.84

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.

$106.57 with BCBS vs $13,507.84 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
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $106.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $106.57 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $106.57 ↓ -99%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $297.99 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $353.87 ↓ -97%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $363.18 ↓ -97%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $368.77 ↓ -97%
Aetna IVLHIX $392.82 ↓ -97%
Aetna KCCarePlus $410.28 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $549.95 ↓ -96%
Aetna National $675.07 ↓ -95%
Humana EPO $734.03 ↓ -95%
Humana HMO $734.03 ↓ -95%
Humana ASO $734.03 ↓ -95%
Humana POS $947.54 ↓ -93%
Humana PPO $947.54 ↓ -93%
United KSMGMCD $1,671.20 ↓ -88%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,704.62 ↓ -87%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $1,721.34 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,738.05 ↓ -87%
Unicare MGMCD $1,738.05 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,738.05 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,756.02 ↓ -87%
Home State Health Plan MCD $2,022.15 ↓ -85%
United MOMGMCD $2,423.24 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,512.46 ↓ -81%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $2,540.02 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,566.49 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,566.49 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,701.57 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,241.88 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $3,390.47 ↓ -75%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $3,536.14 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalKC $4,215.08 ↓ -69%
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,727.74 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $4,997.90 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $4,997.90 ↓ -63%
Cigna Comm $5,261.77 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $5,268.06 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,268.06 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $5,430.15 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $5,430.15 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,538.21 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,808.37 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $6,078.53 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $6,483.76 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $6,753.92 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $6,753.92 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $6,753.92 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,889.00 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $7,159.16 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $8,104.70 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $8,780.10 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $8,780.10 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $8,780.10 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $8,780.10 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $9,995.80 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $10,130.88 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $10,130.88 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $10,806.27 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $10,806.27 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $10,806.27 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $12,021.98 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $12,427.21 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $13,507.84 ↑ +0%

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Lymph vessel x-ray trunk at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $106.57 – $3,536.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $3,600.30 $356.30 – $3,795.09
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $3,600.30 $356.30 – $3,795.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $4,441.80 $356.30 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $3,600.30 $356.30 – $5,723.32
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $3,600.30 $356.30 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $3,600.30 $356.30 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $3,600.30 $356.30 – $3,795.09

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