Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention 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

$3,660.92

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$3,660.92

Gross charge

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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.

$283.02 with United vs $3,660.92 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 $283.02 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $288.68 ↓ -92%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $291.51 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $294.34 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -92%
Unicare MGMCD $294.34 ↓ -92%
Home State Health Plan MCD $342.45 ↓ -91%
United MOMGMCD $410.38 ↓ -89%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $434.20 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $475.92 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $550.18 ↓ -85%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $599.63 ↓ -84%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $653.33 ↓ -82%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $670.53 ↓ -82%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $680.84 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $680.93 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $695.57 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $695.57 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueAccess $706.58 ↓ -81%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $706.58 ↓ -81%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $706.58 ↓ -81%
Cigna LocalKC $714.75 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $732.18 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $772.45 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $772.45 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $772.45 ↓ -79%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $878.62 ↓ -76%
Cigna Comm $892.24 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $918.89 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $970.14 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $970.14 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,101.15 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,281.32 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,354.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,354.54 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,427.76 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,427.76 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,471.69 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,471.69 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,500.98 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,574.20 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,647.41 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,757.24 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,830.46 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,830.46 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,830.46 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,867.07 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,940.29 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,196.55 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,379.60 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,379.60 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,379.60 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,379.60 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,709.08 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,745.69 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,745.69 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,928.74 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,928.74 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,928.74 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,258.22 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,368.05 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $3,660.92 ↑ +0%
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital

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Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $288.68 – $706.58
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $888.25 $372.09 – $1,289.44
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $888.25 $372.09 – $1,289.44
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $2,150.50 $427.25 – $1,034.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $888.25 $372.09 – $1,289.44
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $888.25 $372.09 – $1,289.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $888.25 $372.09 – $1,289.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,118.04 $508.22 – $978.92

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