X-ray exam of femur 1 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 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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$25.45 with Multiplan vs $2,015.13 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

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 $25.45
CorVel Corporation KSWC $30.22
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $31.01
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $31.49
Aetna IVLHIX $31.60
Aetna KCCarePlus $33.00
BCBS BlueAccess $33.52
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $33.52
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $33.52
Aetna Local $44.24
United KSMGMCD $48.74
HealthyBlue MGMCD $49.71
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $50.20
Aetna Better Health MCD $50.69
Unicare MGMCD $50.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.69
Aetna National $54.31
Home State Health Plan MCD $58.98
United MOMGMCD $70.67
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $71.77
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $100.81
Cigna LocalKC $120.17
Cigna Comm $150.01
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $261.97
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $374.81
NHC Advantage MGMCD $382.87
NHC Advantage MGMCR $382.87
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $403.03
Humana HMO $425.19
Humana ASO $425.19
Humana EPO $425.19
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $483.63
United OptionsPPO $505.80
Humana POS $534.01
Humana PPO $534.01
Universal Healthcare MCR $705.30
BCBS Participating $745.60
BCBS Traditional $745.60
BCBS PC $785.90
BCBS FreedomNetwork $785.90
Aetna FHMedicalRental $810.08
Coventry WCOMP $810.08
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $826.20
College Park Family Care Center COMM $866.51
United GlobalBenefitPlan $906.81
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $967.26
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,007.57
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,007.57
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,007.57
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,027.72
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,068.02
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,209.08
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,309.83
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,309.83
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,309.83
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,309.83
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,491.20
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,511.35
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,511.35
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,612.10
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,612.10
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,612.10
Optum Health COMM $1,793.47
Optum Transplant COMM $1,853.92
Optum Health MCD $2,015.13

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X-ray exam of femur 1 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $25.45 – $100.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $135.30 $19.31 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $135.30 $19.31 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $220.00 $22.17 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $135.30 $19.31 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $135.30 $19.31 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $135.30 $19.31 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $101.20 $31.19 – $156.90

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