MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont 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 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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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.

$206.69 with United vs $4,013.61 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

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 $206.69
HealthyBlue MGMCD $210.82
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $212.89
Unicare MGMCD $214.96
Amerigroup MGMCD $214.96
Aetna Better Health MCD $214.96
Home State Health Plan MCD $250.09
United MOMGMCD $299.70
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $326.74
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $400.71
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $426.64
CorVel Corporation KSWC $475.85
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $488.37
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $495.88
Cigna LocalKC $508.55
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $521.77
Cigna Comm $634.84
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $746.53
BCBS BlueAccess $747.94
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $747.94
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $747.94
NHC Advantage MGMCD $762.59
NHC Advantage MGMCR $762.59
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $802.72
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Humana EPO $858.98
Humana ASO $858.98
Humana HMO $858.98
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $963.27
United OptionsPPO $1,007.42
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00
Humana PPO $1,108.84
Humana POS $1,108.84
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,404.76
BCBS Participating $1,485.04
BCBS Traditional $1,485.04
Aetna Local $1,514.00
BCBS PC $1,565.31
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,565.31
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,613.47
Coventry WCOMP $1,613.47
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,645.58
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,725.85
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,806.12
Aetna National $1,836.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,926.53
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,006.81
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,006.81
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,006.81
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,046.94
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,127.21
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,408.17
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,608.85
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,608.85
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,608.85
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,608.85
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,970.07
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,010.21
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,010.21
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,210.89
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,210.89
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,210.89
Optum Health COMM $3,572.11
Optum Transplant COMM $3,692.52
Optum Health MCD $4,013.61

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MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $210.82 – $858.98
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,737.45 $295.32 – $1,444.36
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,737.45 $295.32 – $1,444.36
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,612.60 $339.09 – $1,393.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,737.45 $295.32 – $1,444.36
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,737.45 $295.32 – $1,444.36
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,737.45 $295.32 – $1,444.36
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $2,048.80 $206.69 – $3,452.47

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