Venogram ext bil s&i 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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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.

$95.30 with Aetna vs $9,345.23 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
Aetna IVLHIX $95.30
Aetna KCCarePlus $99.54
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $109.20
CorVel Corporation KSWC $129.67
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $133.09
Aetna Local $133.42
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $135.13
Aetna National $163.77
Humana ASO $183.32
Humana HMO $183.32
Humana EPO $183.32
BCBS BlueAccess $184.76
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $184.76
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $184.76
Humana PPO $236.64
Humana POS $236.64
United KSMGMCD $834.68
HealthyBlue MGMCD $851.37
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $859.72
Amerigroup MGMCD $868.07
Unicare MGMCD $868.07
Aetna Better Health MCD $868.07
Home State Health Plan MCD $1,009.96
United MOMGMCD $1,210.29
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,214.88
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,247.72
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,738.21
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,775.59
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,775.59
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,776.71
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,869.05
Cigna LocalKC $2,117.84
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,242.86
United OptionsPPO $2,345.65
Cigna Comm $2,643.75
United AllPayerAppendix $3,163.82
Universal Healthcare MCR $3,270.83
BCBS Traditional $3,457.74
BCBS Participating $3,457.74
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,644.64
BCBS PC $3,644.64
Coventry WCOMP $3,756.78
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,756.78
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,831.54
College Park Family Care Center COMM $4,018.45
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,205.35
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,485.71
Cigna LifeSource COMM $4,672.61
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $4,672.61
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,672.61
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,766.07
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $4,952.97
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $5,607.14
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $6,074.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $6,074.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $6,074.40
CorVel Corporation MOWC $6,074.40
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $6,915.47
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $7,008.92
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $7,008.92
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,476.18
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,476.18
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,476.18
Optum Health COMM $8,317.25
Optum Transplant COMM $8,597.61
Optum Health MCD $9,345.23

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Venogram ext bil s&i at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $1,565.00 $99.54 – $1,776.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $2,078.45 $85.32 – $1,892.04
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $2,078.45 $85.32 – $1,892.04
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,340.90 $97.97 – $1,892.04
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $2,078.45 $85.32 – $2,812.28
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $2,078.45 $85.32 – $1,892.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $2,078.45 $85.32 – $1,892.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $938.52 $176.55 – $2,838.05

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