X-ray nose to rectum for foreign body child 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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$22.21 with Multiplan vs $1,422.35 with Optum Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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 $22.21
CorVel Corporation KSWC $26.37
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $27.07
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $27.48
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $32.61
BCBS BlueAccess $32.61
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $32.61
Aetna IVLHIX $32.99
Humana EPO $33.84
Humana ASO $33.84
Humana HMO $33.84
Aetna KCCarePlus $34.46
Humana PPO $43.68
Humana POS $43.68
Aetna Local $46.19
United KSMGMCD $48.74
HealthyBlue MGMCD $49.71
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $50.20
Unicare MGMCD $50.69
Aetna Better Health MCD $50.69
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.69
Aetna National $56.70
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 $184.91
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $264.56
NHC Advantage MGMCD $270.25
NHC Advantage MGMCR $270.25
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $284.47
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $341.36
United OptionsPPO $357.01
Universal Healthcare MCR $497.82
BCBS Participating $526.27
BCBS Traditional $526.27
BCBS PC $554.72
BCBS FreedomNetwork $554.72
Coventry WCOMP $571.78
Aetna FHMedicalRental $571.78
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $583.16
College Park Family Care Center COMM $611.61
United GlobalBenefitPlan $640.06
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $682.73
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $711.17
Cigna LifeSource COMM $711.17
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $711.17
Aetna NATIONALNAP $725.40
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $753.85
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $853.41
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $924.53
CorVel Corporation MOWC $924.53
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $924.53
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $924.53
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,052.54
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,066.76
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,066.76
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,137.88
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,137.88
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,137.88
Optum Health COMM $1,265.89
Optum Transplant COMM $1,308.56
Optum Health MCD $1,422.35

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X-ray nose to rectum for foreign body child at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $22.21 – $100.81
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $242.00 $16.87 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $242.00 $16.87 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $242.00 $16.87 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $242.00 $16.87 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $242.00 $16.87 – $104.60
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $226.85 $7.20 – $115.59
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $213.20 $46.66 – $115.59

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