Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes 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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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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$11.92 with Optum Transplants vs $621.76 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
Optum Transplants OONMCR $11.92
BCBS MCRHMO $12.14
BCBS MCRPPO $12.14
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $12.14
Humana PFFS $12.26
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.26
United CommunityCareNetwork $12.26
Optum Health MCR $12.26
Humana MCRHMO $12.26
Humana MCRPPO $12.26
United KSMGMCD $12.33
United MGMCR $12.50
Wellcare MCR $12.50
Celtic MCR $12.50
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $12.50
HealthyBlue MGMCD $12.58
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $12.70
Aetna Better Health MCD $12.82
Unicare MGMCD $12.82
Amerigroup MGMCD $12.82
Pyramid Life MCR $13.12
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $13.55
BCBS TRICARE $13.55
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $14.42
Home State Health Plan MCD $14.92
CorVel Corporation KSWC $17.13
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $17.58
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $17.85
United MOMGMCD $17.88
Aetna IVLHIX $19.30
Aetna KCCarePlus $20.01
Humana ASO $23.53
Humana HMO $23.53
Humana EPO $23.53
Aetna Local $26.96
Humana PPO $29.22
Humana POS $29.22
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $31.66
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $31.66
BCBS BlueAccess $31.66
Aetna National $32.92
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $80.83
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $115.65
NHC Advantage MGMCD $118.13
Oscar HIX $118.13
NHC Advantage MGMCR $118.13
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $124.35
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $136.79
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $149.22
United OptionsPPO $156.06
Universal Healthcare MCR $217.62
BCBS Traditional $230.05
BCBS Participating $230.05
BCBS PC $242.49
BCBS FreedomNetwork $242.49
Coventry WCOMP $249.95
Aetna FHMedicalRental $249.95
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $254.92
College Park Family Care Center COMM $267.36
United GlobalBenefitPlan $279.79
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $298.44
Cigna LifeSource COMM $310.88
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $310.88
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $310.88
Aetna NATIONALNAP $317.10
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $329.53
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $373.06
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $404.14
CorVel Corporation MOWC $404.14
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $404.14
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $404.14
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $460.10
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $466.32
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $497.41
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $497.41
CCO, Inc. COMM $497.41
Optum Health COMM $553.37
Optum Transplant COMM $572.02
Optum Health MCD $621.76

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Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $275.50 $12.58 – $23.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $92.40 $13.28 – $16.84
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $92.40 $13.28 – $16.84
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $66.55 $13.75 – $16.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $92.40 $13.28 – $13.28
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $92.40 $13.28 – $16.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $92.40 $13.28 – $16.84
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $47.43 $13.95 – $25.25

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