X-ray small intestine follow-through study at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842
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Gross charge 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.
$84.46 with BCBS vs $8,325.41 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) | $84.46 | — |
| BCBS | Blue-Care(HMO) | $84.46 | — |
| BCBS | BlueAccess | $84.46 | — |
| Anthem MissouriCare | MissouriCareMGMCD | $1,082.30 | — |
| Ambetter | Commercial-Exchange | $1,548.53 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $1,581.83 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCD | $1,581.83 | — |
| WPPA ProviDrs Care Network | UnifiedHealthPlan | $1,665.08 | — |
| HealthyBlue | MGMCD | $1,665.08 | — |
| Humana | HMO | $1,756.66 | — |
| Humana | ASO | $1,756.66 | — |
| Humana | EPO | $1,756.66 | — |
| Coventry | MedicareAdvantage | $1,831.59 | — |
| Aetna Coventry | FamilyHealthPlanMCD | $1,831.59 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetworkSelect | $1,998.10 | — |
| Cigna | SureFit/LocalPlus | $2,064.70 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $2,089.68 | — |
| Humana | PPO | $2,206.23 | — |
| Humana | POS | $2,206.23 | — |
| Cigna | LocalKC | $2,457.66 | — |
| Aetna Better Health | MCD | $2,497.62 | — |
| Aetna | IVLHIX | $2,547.58 | — |
| Aetna | KCCarePlus | $2,739.06 | — |
| Universal Healthcare | MCR | $2,913.89 | — |
| Cigna | Comm | $3,072.08 | — |
| BCBS | Traditional | $3,080.40 | — |
| BCBS | Participating | $3,080.40 | — |
| BCBS | FreedomNetwork | $3,246.91 | — |
| BCBS | PC | $3,246.91 | — |
| Aetna | Local | $3,271.89 | — |
| Coventry | WCOMP | $3,346.81 | — |
| Aetna | FHMedicalRental | $3,346.81 | — |
| Coventry KC MO | WCOMP | $3,413.42 | — |
| College Park Family Care Center | COMM | $3,579.93 | — |
| BCBS | MCRHMO | $3,746.43 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $3,746.43 | — |
| BCBS | MCRPPO | $3,746.43 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MCD | $3,996.20 | — |
| Aetna | National | $4,004.52 | — |
| Emerging Therapy Solutions | MGMCR | $4,162.70 | — |
| OHA Network | MissouriWCOMP | $4,162.70 | — |
| Cigna LifeSource | COMM | $4,162.70 | — |
| Aetna | NATIONALNAP | $4,245.96 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $4,412.47 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | COMM | $4,995.25 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | PPO | $5,411.52 | — |
| CorVel Corporation | MOWC | $5,411.52 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCRHMO | $5,411.52 | — |
| Humana National Transplant Network | MCD | $5,411.52 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplimentaryNetwork | $6,160.80 | — |
| FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc | WORKERSCOMP | $6,244.06 | — |
| TriWest Health Alliance | TRICARE | $6,244.06 | — |
| Multiplan | WCOMPMissouri | $6,660.33 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | WORKERSCOMPPPO | $6,660.33 | — |
| CCO, Inc. | COMM | $6,660.33 | — |
| Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMMBH | $6,660.33 | — |
| Optum Health | COMM | $7,409.61 | — |
| Optum Transplant | COMM | $7,659.38 | — |
| Optum Health | MCD | $8,325.41 | — |
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X-ray small intestine follow-through study at other Missouri hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City | not published | $84.46 – $84.46 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis | $804.65 | $48.52 – $48.52 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton | $804.65 | $48.52 – $48.52 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | $310.20 | $55.71 – $55.71 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville | $804.65 | $48.52 – $48.52 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles | $804.65 | $48.52 – $48.52 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights | $804.65 | $48.52 – $48.52 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage | $882.70 | $41.35 – $174.83 |