Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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.

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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.

$218.05 with United vs $9,761.69 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
United KSMGMCD $218.05 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41 —
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59 —
Unicare MGMCD $226.77 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $226.77 —
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48 —
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $404.88 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $445.17 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $445.17 —
BCBS BlueAccess $445.17 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $480.80 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $486.83 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $493.45 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $501.04 —
Cigna LocalKC $563.70 —
Cigna Comm $706.46 —
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,269.02 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,815.67 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,854.72 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,854.72 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,854.72 —
Humana HMO $2,206.14 —
Humana ASO $2,206.14 —
Humana EPO $2,206.14 —
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,342.81 —
United OptionsPPO $2,381.85 —
Humana PPO $2,782.08 —
Humana POS $2,782.08 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,416.59 —
BCBS Traditional $3,611.83 —
BCBS Participating $3,611.83 —
BCBS PC $3,807.06 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,807.06 —
Coventry WCOMP $3,924.20 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,002.29 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,197.53 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,392.76 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,685.61 —
Cigna LifeSource COMM $4,880.85 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,880.85 —
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $4,880.85 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $5,173.70 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,345.10 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $7,223.65 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $7,321.27 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,321.27 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,809.35 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,809.35 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,809.35 —
Optum Health COMM $8,687.90 —
Optum Transplant COMM $8,980.75 —
Optum Health MCD $9,761.69 —

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Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $222.41 – $501.04
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $812.90 $260.97 – $948.97
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $812.90 $260.97 – $948.97
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,035.10 $299.66 – $761.59
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $812.90 $260.97 – $948.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $812.90 $260.97 – $948.97
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $812.90 $260.97 – $948.97
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $999.90 $398.21 – $720.75

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