Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$78.66 with Multiplan vs $13,221.35 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $78.66
CorVel Corporation KSWC $93.41
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $95.87
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $97.35
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $251.97
BCBS BlueAccess $251.97
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $251.97
Humana HMO $269.69
Humana EPO $269.69
Humana ASO $269.69
Humana PPO $348.13
Humana POS $348.13
Aetna IVLHIX $392.82
Aetna KCCarePlus $410.28
United KSMGMCD $415.56
HealthyBlue MGMCD $423.87
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $428.03
Unicare MGMCD $432.18
Aetna Better Health MCD $432.18
Amerigroup MGMCD $432.18
Home State Health Plan MCD $502.83
Aetna Local $549.95
United MOMGMCD $602.56
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $634.80
Aetna National $675.07
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $888.26
Cigna LocalKC $1,058.81
Cigna Comm $1,321.73
United AllPayerAppendix $1,609.16
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,718.78
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,459.17
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,512.06
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,512.06
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,644.27
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,173.12
United OptionsPPO $3,318.56
Universal Healthcare MCR $4,627.47
BCBS Participating $4,891.90
BCBS Traditional $4,891.90
BCBS PC $5,156.33
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,156.33
Coventry WCOMP $5,314.98
Aetna FHMedicalRental $5,314.98
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $5,420.75
College Park Family Care Center COMM $5,685.18
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,949.61
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $6,346.25
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $6,610.68
Cigna LifeSource COMM $6,610.68
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $6,610.68
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,742.89
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $7,007.32
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $7,932.81
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $8,593.88
CorVel Corporation MOWC $8,593.88
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $8,593.88
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $8,593.88
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $9,783.80
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $9,916.01
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $9,916.01
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $10,577.08
CCO, Inc. COMM $10,577.08
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $10,577.08
Optum Health COMM $11,767.00
Optum Transplant COMM $12,163.64
Optum Health MCD $13,221.35

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Myelogphy 2/> spine regions at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $78.66 – $888.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,018.60 $59.87 – $942.22
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,018.60 $59.87 – $942.22
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,659.25 $68.74 – $942.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,018.60 $59.87 – $1,430.36
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,018.60 $59.87 – $942.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,018.60 $59.87 – $942.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $979.44 $220.52 – $1,413.34

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →