Rp loclzj tum 2+area 1+d 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

$2,811.02

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.

$2,811.02

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.

$218.05 with United vs $2,811.02 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 $218.05 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41 ↓ -92%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Unicare MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Home State Health Plan MCD $263.84 ↓ -91%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $300.30 ↓ -89%
United MOMGMCD $316.17 ↓ -89%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48 ↓ -88%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $356.61 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $365.43 ↓ -87%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $366.00 ↓ -87%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $370.27 ↓ -87%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $370.27 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueAccess $370.27 ↓ -87%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $371.63 ↓ -87%
Humana ASO $385.74 ↓ -86%
Humana HMO $385.74 ↓ -86%
Humana EPO $385.74 ↓ -86%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $457.55 ↓ -84%
Humana PPO $497.94 ↓ -82%
Humana POS $497.94 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $522.85 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $534.09 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $534.09 ↓ -81%
Cigna LocalKC $545.40 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $562.20 ↓ -80%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $674.64 ↓ -76%
Cigna Comm $680.83 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $705.57 ↓ -75%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $983.86 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,040.08 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $1,040.08 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,096.30 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,096.30 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,130.03 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,130.03 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,152.52 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,208.74 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,264.96 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,349.29 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,405.51 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,405.51 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,405.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,433.62 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,489.84 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,686.61 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,827.16 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,827.16 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,827.16 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,827.16 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,080.15 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,108.26 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,108.26 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,248.82 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,248.82 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,248.82 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $2,501.81 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,586.14 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $2,811.02 ↑ +0%
Aetna IVLHIX not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital

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Rp loclzj tum 2+area 1+d img at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $222.41 – $457.55
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $783.75 $230.15 – $703.86
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $783.75 $230.15 – $703.86
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,182.50 $264.27 – $564.88
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $783.75 $230.15 – $754.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $783.75 $230.15 – $703.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $783.75 $230.15 – $703.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,004.52 $344.96 – $720.75

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