Abdominal X-ray (2 views) at RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

2323 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1497795892

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$28.22 with Multiplan vs $3,234.21 with United Behavioral 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 $28.22 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $33.52 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $34.40 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $34.93 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $37.73 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $59.70 —
BCBS BlueAccess $59.70 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $59.70 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 —
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $129.77 —
Cigna LocalKC $150.26 —
Cigna Comm $188.31 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $420.45 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $601.56 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $614.50 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $614.50 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $614.50 —
Humana ASO $730.93 —
Humana EPO $730.93 —
Humana HMO $730.93 —
Humana PPO $921.75 —
Humana POS $921.75 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,131.97 —
BCBS Participating $1,196.66 —
BCBS Traditional $1,196.66 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,261.34 —
BCBS PC $1,261.34 —
Aetna Local $1,271.04 —
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,300.15 —
Coventry WCOMP $1,300.15 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,326.03 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,390.71 —
Aetna National $1,555.66 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,617.11 —
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,649.45 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,714.13 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,102.24 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,393.32 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,425.66 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,425.66 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,587.37 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,587.37 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,587.37 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $3,234.21 —

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Abdominal X-ray (2 views) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $28.22 – $129.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $242.00 $22.02 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $242.00 $22.02 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $242.00 $25.29 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $242.00 $22.02 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $242.00 $22.02 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $242.00 $22.02 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $315.70 $36.07 – $188.49

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