Shuntogram nonvascular supervision & interpretation 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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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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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.

$50.69 with Aetna vs $596.69 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
Aetna IVLHIX $50.69
Aetna KCCarePlus $52.95
United KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Local $70.97
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $77.57
United MOMGMCD $86.94
Aetna National $87.12
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $98.10
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $110.98
NHC Advantage MGMCR $113.37
NHC Advantage MGMCD $113.37
CorVel Corporation KSWC $116.49
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $119.34
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $119.55
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $121.39
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Humana ASO $134.31
Humana HMO $134.31
Humana EPO $134.31
BCBS BlueAccess $141.71
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $141.71
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $141.71
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $143.21
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
United OptionsPPO $149.77
Humana POS $173.37
Humana PPO $173.37
Cigna Comm $181.48
Universal Healthcare MCR $208.84
BCBS Participating $220.78
BCBS Traditional $220.78
BCBS FreedomNetwork $232.71
BCBS PC $232.71
Coventry WCOMP $239.87
Aetna FHMedicalRental $239.87
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $244.64
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
College Park Family Care Center COMM $256.58
United GlobalBenefitPlan $268.51
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $286.41
Cigna LifeSource COMM $298.35
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $298.35
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $298.35
Aetna NATIONALNAP $304.31
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $316.25
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $358.01
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $387.85
CorVel Corporation MOWC $387.85
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $387.85
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $387.85
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $441.55
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $447.52
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $447.52
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $477.35
CCO, Inc. COMM $477.35
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $477.35
Optum Health COMM $531.05
Optum Transplant COMM $548.95
Optum Health MCD $596.69

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Shuntogram nonvascular supervision & interpretation at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $245.25 $52.95 – $141.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $138.05 $75.64 – $229.91
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $138.05 $75.64 – $229.91
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $179.30 $86.85 – $184.51
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $138.05 $75.64 – $229.91
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $138.05 $75.64 – $229.91
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $138.05 $75.64 – $229.91
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau $248.30 $52.29 – $671.83

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