MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont w/stress img 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

$4,894.42

Cash price

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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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$4,894.42

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.

$415.56 with United vs $4,894.42 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 $415.56 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $423.87 ↓ -91%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $428.03 ↓ -91%
Aetna Better Health MCD $432.18 ↓ -91%
Unicare MGMCD $432.18 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $432.18 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $483.54 ↓ -90%
Home State Health Plan MCD $502.83 ↓ -90%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $574.21 ↓ -88%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $589.32 ↓ -88%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $598.39 ↓ -88%
United MOMGMCD $602.56 ↓ -88%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $634.80 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $636.27 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $888.26 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAccess $907.16 ↓ -81%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $907.16 ↓ -81%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $907.16 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $910.36 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $929.94 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $929.94 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $978.88 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $1,055.01 ↓ -78%
Humana ASO $1,055.01 ↓ -78%
Humana EPO $1,055.01 ↓ -78%
Cigna LocalKC $1,058.81 ↓ -78%
Aetna IVLHIX $1,074.00 ↓ -78%
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00 ↓ -77%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,174.66 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,228.50 ↓ -75%
Cigna Comm $1,321.73 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $1,361.89 ↓ -72%
Humana POS $1,361.89 ↓ -72%
Aetna Local $1,514.00 ↓ -69%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,713.05 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $1,810.94 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,810.94 ↓ -63%
Aetna National $1,836.00 ↓ -62%
BCBS PC $1,908.82 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,908.82 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,967.56 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,967.56 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,006.71 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,104.60 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,202.49 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,349.32 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,447.21 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,447.21 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,447.21 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,496.15 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,594.04 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,936.65 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $3,181.37 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $3,181.37 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $3,181.37 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $3,181.37 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,621.87 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,670.82 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,670.82 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,915.54 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,915.54 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,915.54 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $4,356.03 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $4,502.87 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $4,894.42 ↑ +0%

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MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont w/stress img at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $423.87 – $1,055.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $2,620.80 $248.19 – $2,652.85
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $1,295.25 $355.55 – $1,742.86

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