Tc-99m pentetate dtpa aerosol 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

$568.58

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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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$568.58

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.

$34.72 with United vs $568.58 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 AllPayerAppendix $34.72 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $73.92 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $105.76 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $108.03 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $108.03 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $108.03 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $113.72 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $113.72 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $119.97 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $119.97 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $119.97 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $125.09 ↓ -78%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $125.09 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $136.46 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $141.01 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $142.71 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $150.67 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $150.67 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalKC $167.84 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $170.57 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $170.57 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $170.57 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $170.57 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $199.00 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $209.81 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $210.37 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $210.37 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $221.75 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $221.75 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $228.57 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $233.12 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $244.49 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRHMO $255.86 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $255.86 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $255.86 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $272.92 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $284.29 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $284.29 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $284.29 ↓ -50%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $301.35 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $341.15 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $369.58 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $369.58 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $369.58 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $369.58 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $420.75 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $426.44 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $426.44 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $454.86 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $454.86 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $454.86 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $454.86 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $506.04 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $523.09 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $568.58 ↑ +0%

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Tc-99m pentetate dtpa aerosol at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $160.60 not published
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $160.60 not published
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $160.60 not published
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $160.60 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $160.60 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $143.11 not published
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $160.60 not published
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $173.00 not published

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