X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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

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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.

$37.48 with Multiplan vs $1,868.98 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 $37.48
CorVel Corporation KSWC $44.51
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $45.68
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $46.38
BCBS BlueAccess $62.10
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $62.10
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $62.10
Humana HMO $64.47
Humana ASO $64.47
Humana EPO $64.47
Aetna IVLHIX $67.81
Aetna KCCarePlus $70.82
Humana POS $83.22
Humana PPO $83.22
Aetna Local $94.93
Aetna National $116.53
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $242.97
United KSMGMCD $282.26
HealthyBlue MGMCD $287.91
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $290.73
Unicare MGMCD $293.55
Amerigroup MGMCD $293.55
Aetna Better Health MCD $293.55
Home State Health Plan MCD $341.53
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $347.63
NHC Advantage MGMCD $355.11
NHC Advantage MGMCR $355.11
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $373.80
United MOMGMCD $409.28
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $428.73
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $448.56
United OptionsPPO $469.11
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $612.01
Universal Healthcare MCR $654.14
BCBS Traditional $691.52
BCBS Participating $691.52
BCBS PC $728.90
BCBS FreedomNetwork $728.90
Cigna LocalKC $729.52
Coventry WCOMP $751.33
Aetna FHMedicalRental $751.33
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $766.28
College Park Family Care Center COMM $803.66
United GlobalBenefitPlan $841.04
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $897.11
Cigna Comm $910.67
Cigna LifeSource COMM $934.49
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $934.49
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $934.49
Aetna NATIONALNAP $953.18
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $990.56
United AllPayerAppendix $1,086.50
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $1,121.39
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $1,214.84
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $1,214.84
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $1,214.84
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,214.84
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,383.05
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,401.73
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,401.73
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,495.18
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,495.18
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,495.18
Optum Health COMM $1,663.39
Optum Transplant COMM $1,719.46
Optum Health MCD $1,868.98

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X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $37.48 – $612.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $594.55 $28.70 – $656.76
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $594.55 $28.70 – $656.76
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $660.00 $32.95 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $594.55 $28.70 – $965.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $594.55 $28.70 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $594.55 $28.70 – $656.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $362.34 $57.83 – $985.13

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