X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest 3 views left 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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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.

$31.93 with Multiplan vs $3,037.35 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $31.93
CorVel Corporation KSWC $37.91
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $38.91
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $39.51
Aetna IVLHIX $43.36
Aetna KCCarePlus $45.29
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $47.36
BCBS BlueAccess $47.36
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $47.36
Humana EPO $47.92
Humana HMO $47.92
Humana ASO $47.92
United KSMGMCD $59.96
Aetna Local $60.71
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $61.76
Humana PPO $61.86
Humana POS $61.86
Unicare MGMCD $62.36
Aetna Better Health MCD $62.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55
Aetna National $74.52
United MOMGMCD $86.94
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $96.60
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Cigna Comm $181.48
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $394.86
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $564.95
NHC Advantage MGMCD $577.10
NHC Advantage MGMCR $577.10
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $607.47
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $728.96
United OptionsPPO $762.37
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,063.07
BCBS Participating $1,123.82
BCBS Traditional $1,123.82
BCBS PC $1,184.57
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,184.57
Coventry WCOMP $1,221.01
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,221.01
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,245.31
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,306.06
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,366.81
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,457.93
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,518.67
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,518.67
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,518.67
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,549.05
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,609.80
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,822.41
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,974.28
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,974.28
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,974.28
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,974.28
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,247.64
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,278.01
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,278.01
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,429.88
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,429.88
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,429.88
Optum Health COMM $2,703.24
Optum Transplant COMM $2,794.36
Optum Health MCD $3,037.35

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest 3 views left at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $876.25 $31.93 – $121.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $235.95 $22.60 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $235.95 $22.60 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $336.60 $25.95 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $235.95 $22.60 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $235.95 $22.60 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $235.95 $22.60 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $287.10 $44.63 – $188.49

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