Lymphatics/lymph node imaging 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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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

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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.

$283.02 with United vs $10,265.43 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 KSMGMCD $283.02
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51
Unicare MGMCD $294.34
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34
Aetna Better Health MCD $294.34
Home State Health Plan MCD $342.45
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $405.81
United MOMGMCD $410.38
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20
CorVel Corporation KSWC $481.90
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $494.58
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $502.19
Humana ASO $529.11
Humana HMO $529.11
Humana EPO $529.11
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $531.27
BCBS BlueAccess $531.27
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $531.27
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63
Humana POS $683.01
Humana PPO $683.01
Cigna LocalKC $714.75
Cigna Comm $892.24
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,334.51
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,909.37
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,950.43
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,950.43
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,053.09
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,463.70
United OptionsPPO $2,576.62
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,592.90
BCBS Traditional $3,798.21
BCBS Participating $3,798.21
BCBS PC $4,003.52
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,003.52
Coventry WCOMP $4,126.70
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,126.70
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,208.83
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,414.13
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,619.44
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,927.41
Cigna LifeSource COMM $5,132.72
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $5,132.72
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,132.72
Aetna NATIONALNAP $5,235.37
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,440.68
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $6,159.26
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $6,672.53
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,672.53
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $6,672.53
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $6,672.53
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $7,596.42
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $7,699.07
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,699.07
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $8,212.34
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $8,212.34
CCO, Inc. COMM $8,212.34
Optum Health COMM $9,136.23
Optum Transplant COMM $9,444.20
Optum Health MCD $10,265.43
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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Lymphatics/lymph node imaging at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $288.68 – $599.63
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $821.70 $310.45 – $951.14
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $821.70 $310.45 – $951.14
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,045.00 $356.47 – $763.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $821.70 $310.45 – $978.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $821.70 $310.45 – $951.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $821.70 $310.45 – $951.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,088.34 $452.69 – $978.92

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