St evaluation motion fluoroscopic swallow function cine/video 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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$86.65 with BCBS vs $2,994.93 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 TRICARE $86.65
Optum Transplants OONMCR $86.65
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $86.65
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $87.78
BCBS MCRPPO $87.78
BCBS MCRHMO $87.78
United KSMGMCD $88.44
Humana MCRPPO $88.67
Humana PFFS $88.67
Humana MCRHMO $88.67
United CommunityCareNetwork $88.67
Devoted Health MGMCR $88.67
Optum Health MCR $88.67
HealthyBlue MGMCD $90.21
United MGMCR $90.44
Wellcare MCR $90.44
Celtic MCR $90.44
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $90.44
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $91.09
Amerigroup MGMCD $91.98
Aetna Better Health MCD $91.98
Unicare MGMCD $91.98
Pyramid Life MCR $94.88
Home State Health Plan MCD $107.01
United MOMGMCD $128.24
BCBS BlueAccess $342.63
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $342.63
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $342.63
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $389.34
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $557.06
NHC Advantage MGMCR $569.04
Oscar HIX $569.04
NHC Advantage MGMCD $569.04
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $598.99
Humana ASO $631.93
Humana EPO $631.93
Humana HMO $631.93
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $658.88
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $718.78
United OptionsPPO $751.73
Humana PPO $793.66
Humana POS $793.66
Aetna IVLHIX $916.45
Aetna KCCarePlus $985.33
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,048.23
BCBS Traditional $1,108.12
BCBS Participating $1,108.12
BCBS PC $1,168.02
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,168.02
Aetna Local $1,177.01
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,203.96
Coventry WCOMP $1,203.96
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,227.92
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,287.82
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,347.72
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,437.57
Aetna National $1,440.56
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,497.46
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,497.46
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,497.46
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,527.41
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,587.31
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,796.96
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,946.70
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,946.70
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,946.70
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,946.70
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,216.25
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,246.20
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,395.94
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,395.94
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $2,395.94
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,395.94
Optum Health COMM $2,665.49
Optum Transplant COMM $2,755.34
Optum Health MCD $2,994.93

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St evaluation motion fluoroscopic swallow function cine/video at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,276.25 $86.65 – $128.24
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $193.60 $88.67 – $106.40
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $193.60 $88.67 – $106.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $326.70 $86.90 – $106.40
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $193.60 $89.95 – $89.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $193.60 $88.67 – $106.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $193.60 $88.67 – $106.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $270.66 $88.18 – $159.61

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