X-ray bone survey infant 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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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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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 $4,601.73 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
United KSMGMCD $59.96
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Aetna IVLHIX $63.26
Aetna KCCarePlus $66.08
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $79.13
United MOMGMCD $86.94
Aetna Local $88.57
CorVel Corporation KSWC $93.96
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $96.44
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $97.92
Aetna National $108.72
Humana HMO $120.20
Humana EPO $120.20
Humana ASO $120.20
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $130.50
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $130.50
BCBS BlueAccess $130.50
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Humana PPO $155.17
Humana POS $155.17
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $598.22
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $855.92
NHC Advantage MGMCR $874.33
NHC Advantage MGMCD $874.33
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $920.35
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,104.42
United OptionsPPO $1,155.03
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,610.61
BCBS Participating $1,702.64
BCBS Traditional $1,702.64
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,794.67
BCBS PC $1,794.67
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,849.90
Coventry WCOMP $1,849.90
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,886.71
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,978.74
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,070.78
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,208.83
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,300.86
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,300.86
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,300.86
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,346.88
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,438.92
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,761.04
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,991.12
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,991.12
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,991.12
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,991.12
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,405.28
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,451.30
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,451.30
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,681.38
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,681.38
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,681.38
Optum Health COMM $4,095.54
Optum Transplant COMM $4,233.59
Optum Health MCD $4,601.73

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X-ray bone survey infant at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $61.16 – $130.50
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $242.55 $59.87 – $185.48
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $242.55 $59.87 – $185.48
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $242.55 $59.87 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $242.55 $59.87 – $185.48
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $242.55 $59.87 – $185.48
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $695.64 $104.14 – $188.49
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $403.00 $36.99 – $139.62

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