X-ray bone survey complete 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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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 (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.

$59.96 with United vs $15,362.41 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 KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $78.66
United MOMGMCD $86.94
CorVel Corporation KSWC $93.41
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $95.87
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $97.35
Aetna IVLHIX $101.95
Aetna KCCarePlus $106.48
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $137.59
BCBS BlueAccess $137.59
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $137.59
Humana HMO $137.97
Humana EPO $137.97
Humana ASO $137.97
Aetna Local $142.73
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Aetna National $175.20
Humana POS $178.11
Humana PPO $178.11
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,997.11
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $2,857.41
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,918.86
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,918.86
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,072.48
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $3,686.98
United OptionsPPO $3,855.96
Universal Healthcare MCR $5,376.84
BCBS Traditional $5,684.09
BCBS Participating $5,684.09
BCBS PC $5,991.34
BCBS FreedomNetwork $5,991.34
Coventry WCOMP $6,175.69
Aetna FHMedicalRental $6,175.69
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $6,298.59
College Park Family Care Center COMM $6,605.84
United GlobalBenefitPlan $6,913.08
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $7,373.96
Cigna LifeSource COMM $7,681.20
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $7,681.20
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $7,681.20
Aetna NATIONALNAP $7,834.83
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $8,142.08
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $9,217.45
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $9,985.57
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $9,985.57
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $9,985.57
CorVel Corporation MOWC $9,985.57
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $11,368.18
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $11,521.81
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $11,521.81
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $12,289.93
CCO, Inc. COMM $12,289.93
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $12,289.93
Optum Health COMM $13,672.54
Optum Transplant COMM $14,133.42
Optum Health MCD $15,362.41

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X-ray bone survey complete at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $61.16 – $137.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $373.45 $59.87 – $184.38
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $373.45 $59.87 – $184.38
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $437.25 $68.74 – $147.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $373.45 $59.87 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $373.45 $59.87 – $184.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $373.45 $59.87 – $184.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $517.44 $104.14 – $188.49

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