Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam 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

$29,600.40

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$29,600.40

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.

$115.22 with Multiplan vs $29,600.40 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

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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $115.22 ↓ -100%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $136.82 ↓ -100%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $140.42 ↓ -100%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $142.58 ↓ -100%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $223.09 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $223.09 ↓ -99%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $223.09 ↓ -99%
Humana HMO $277.04 ↓ -99%
Humana ASO $277.04 ↓ -99%
Humana EPO $277.04 ↓ -99%
Humana PPO $357.63 ↓ -99%
Humana POS $357.63 ↓ -99%
Aetna IVLHIX $809.54 ↓ -97%
Aetna KCCarePlus $845.52 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $1,133.36 ↓ -96%
Aetna National $1,391.21 ↓ -95%
United KSMGMCD $1,671.20 ↓ -94%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,704.62 ↓ -94%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $1,721.34 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,738.05 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,738.05 ↓ -94%
Unicare MGMCD $1,738.05 ↓ -94%
Home State Health Plan MCD $2,022.15 ↓ -93%
United MOMGMCD $2,423.24 ↓ -92%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $2,540.02 ↓ -91%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $3,536.14 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $3,848.05 ↓ -87%
Cigna LocalKC $4,215.08 ↓ -86%
Cigna Comm $5,261.77 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $5,505.67 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $5,624.08 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $5,624.08 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $5,920.08 ↓ -80%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $7,104.10 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $7,429.70 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $10,360.14 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $10,952.15 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $10,952.15 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $11,544.16 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $11,544.16 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $11,899.36 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $11,899.36 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $12,136.16 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $12,728.17 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $13,320.18 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $14,208.19 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $14,800.20 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $14,800.20 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $14,800.20 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $15,096.20 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $15,688.21 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $17,760.24 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $19,240.26 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $19,240.26 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $19,240.26 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $19,240.26 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $21,904.30 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $22,200.30 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $22,200.30 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $23,680.32 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $23,680.32 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $23,680.32 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $26,344.36 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $27,232.37 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $29,600.40 ↑ +0%

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Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $115.22 – $3,536.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,590.50 $88.55 – $3,795.09
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,590.50 $88.55 – $3,795.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $3,267.55 $101.67 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,590.50 $88.55 – $5,723.32
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,590.50 $88.55 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,590.50 $88.55 – $3,795.09
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $2,590.50 $88.55 – $3,795.09

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