Tc-99m mertiatide 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

$2,237.12

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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$2,237.12

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.

$290.83 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $2,237.12 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $290.83 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $416.10 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $425.05 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $425.05 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $425.05 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $447.42 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $447.42 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $472.03 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $472.03 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $472.03 ↓ -79%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $492.17 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $492.17 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $536.91 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $554.81 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $561.52 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $592.84 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $592.84 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $660.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $671.14 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $671.14 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $671.14 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $671.14 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $782.99 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $825.50 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $827.73 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $827.73 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $872.48 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $872.48 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $899.32 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $917.22 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $961.96 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRHMO $1,006.70 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,006.70 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $1,006.70 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,073.82 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,118.56 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,118.56 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,118.56 ↓ -50%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,185.67 ↓ -47%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,308.90 ↓ -41%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,342.27 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,454.13 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,454.13 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,454.13 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,454.13 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,655.47 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,677.84 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,677.84 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,789.70 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,789.70 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,789.70 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,789.70 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,991.04 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $2,058.15 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $2,237.12 ↑ +0%

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Tc-99m mertiatide at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $550.00 $790.27 – $790.27
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $550.00 $790.27 – $790.27
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $940.02 not published
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $550.00 $790.27 – $790.27
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $550.00 $790.27 – $790.27
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $550.00 $790.27 – $790.27
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $574.75 not published
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $782.60 $31.27 – $31.27

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