Ultrasound joint/nonvascular extremity limited left 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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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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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.

$18.51 with Humana vs $452.06 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
Humana ASO $18.51
Humana EPO $18.51
Humana HMO $18.51
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $19.05
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $19.05
BCBS BlueAccess $19.05
Humana PPO $23.90
Humana POS $23.90
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $43.50
CorVel Corporation KSWC $51.65
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $53.01
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $53.83
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $58.77
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $84.08
NHC Advantage MGMCD $85.89
NHC Advantage MGMCR $85.89
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $90.41
HealthyBlue MGMCD $90.41
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
Aetna IVLHIX $100.44
Aetna KCCarePlus $104.91
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $108.49
United OptionsPPO $113.47
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Aetna Better Health MCD $135.62
Aetna Local $140.62
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Universal Healthcare MCR $158.22
BCBS Participating $167.26
BCBS Traditional $167.26
Aetna National $172.61
BCBS FreedomNetwork $176.30
BCBS PC $176.30
Cigna Comm $181.48
Coventry WCOMP $181.73
Aetna FHMedicalRental $181.73
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $185.34
College Park Family Care Center COMM $194.39
United GlobalBenefitPlan $203.43
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $216.99
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $226.03
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $226.03
Cigna LifeSource COMM $226.03
Aetna NATIONALNAP $230.55
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $239.59
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $271.24
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $293.84
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $293.84
CorVel Corporation MOWC $293.84
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $293.84
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $334.52
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $339.05
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $339.05
CCO, Inc. COMM $361.65
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $361.65
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $361.65
Optum Health COMM $402.33
Optum Transplant COMM $415.90
Optum Health MCD $452.06

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Ultrasound joint/nonvascular extremity limited left at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $18.51 – $121.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $229.90 $11.50 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $229.90 $11.50 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $509.85 $13.20 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $229.90 $11.50 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $229.90 $11.50 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $229.90 $11.50 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $468.60 $18.79 – $188.49

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