Right ventric recording 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

$6,958.34

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

$6,958.34

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.

$298.79 with BCBS vs $35,496.00 with Oscar — 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
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $298.79 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueAccess $298.79 ↓ -96%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $298.79 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $904.58 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,391.67 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $1,468.21 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $1,468.21 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $1,468.21 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,530.83 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,670.00 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,746.54 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $1,843.96 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $1,843.96 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $2,087.50 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $2,129.25 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $2,289.29 ↓ -67%
BCBS Traditional $2,574.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $2,574.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $2,713.75 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,713.75 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $2,734.63 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $2,797.25 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,797.25 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,852.92 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,131.25 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $3,340.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $3,346.96 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,479.17 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,479.17 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,479.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,548.75 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,687.92 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $4,175.00 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $4,522.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $4,522.92 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $4,522.92 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,522.92 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $5,149.17 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $5,218.76 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $5,218.76 ↓ -25%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $5,566.67 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,566.67 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,566.67 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,566.67 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $6,192.92 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $6,401.67 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $6,958.34 ↑ +0%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $7,950.00 ↑ +14%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $7,950.00 ↑ +14%
Universal Healthcare MCR $8,300.00 ↑ +19%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $16,143.00 ↑ +132%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $22,968.00 ↑ +230%
United AllPayerAppendix $25,856.00 ↑ +272%
Cigna LocalKC $27,391.00 ↑ +294%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $30,000.00 ↑ +331%
Cigna Comm $34,239.00 ↑ +392%
Oscar HIX $35,496.00 ↑ +410%

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Right ventric recording at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $298.79 – $298.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $3,681.70 $76.76 – $7,297.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $3,681.70 $76.76 – $7,297.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $5,282.20 $88.13 – $8,353.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $3,681.70 $76.76 – $8,427.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $3,681.70 $76.76 – $7,297.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $3,681.70 $76.76 – $7,297.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $4,583.15 $93.00 – $3,772.00

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