X-ray femur >=2 views (both sides) 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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$30.54 with Multiplan vs $2,121.21 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 $30.54
CorVel Corporation KSWC $36.26
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $37.22
Aetna IVLHIX $37.45
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $37.79
Aetna KCCarePlus $39.11
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $39.74
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $39.74
BCBS BlueAccess $39.74
United KSMGMCD $48.74
HealthyBlue MGMCD $49.71
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $50.20
Aetna Better Health MCD $50.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.69
Unicare MGMCD $50.69
Aetna Local $52.43
Home State Health Plan MCD $58.98
Aetna National $64.36
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 $275.76
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $394.55
NHC Advantage MGMCD $403.03
NHC Advantage MGMCR $403.03
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $424.24
Humana HMO $447.58
Humana ASO $447.58
Humana EPO $447.58
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $509.09
United OptionsPPO $532.42
Humana POS $562.12
Humana PPO $562.12
Universal Healthcare MCR $742.42
BCBS Participating $784.85
BCBS Traditional $784.85
BCBS PC $827.27
BCBS FreedomNetwork $827.27
Aetna FHMedicalRental $852.73
Coventry WCOMP $852.73
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $869.70
College Park Family Care Center COMM $912.12
United GlobalBenefitPlan $954.54
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,018.18
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,060.61
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,060.61
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,060.61
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,081.82
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,124.24
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,272.73
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,378.79
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,378.79
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,378.79
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,378.79
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,569.70
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,590.91
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,590.91
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,696.97
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,696.97
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,696.97
Optum Health COMM $1,887.88
Optum Transplant COMM $1,951.51
Optum Health MCD $2,121.21

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X-ray femur >=2 views (both sides) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $30.54 – $100.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $143.00 $22.88 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $143.00 $22.88 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $247.50 $26.27 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $143.00 $22.88 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $143.00 $22.88 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $143.00 $22.88 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $253.55 $36.96 – $156.90

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