Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium and air) 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.

$103.19 with HealthyBlue vs $6,520.08 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
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22 —
Unicare MGMCD $105.22 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $150.57 —
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $213.31 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $216.87 —
Cigna LocalKC $251.11 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $253.31 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $259.97 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $263.97 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $299.17 —
BCBS BlueAccess $299.17 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $299.17 —
Cigna Comm $314.71 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $847.61 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,212.73 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,238.82 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,238.82 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,238.82 —
Humana ASO $1,473.54 —
Humana EPO $1,473.54 —
Humana HMO $1,473.54 —
Humana PPO $1,858.22 —
Humana POS $1,858.22 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,282.03 —
BCBS Participating $2,412.43 —
BCBS Traditional $2,412.43 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,542.83 —
BCBS PC $2,542.83 —
Aetna Local $2,562.39 —
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,621.07 —
Coventry WCOMP $2,621.07 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,673.23 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,803.63 —
Aetna National $3,136.16 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,260.04 —
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,325.24 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,455.64 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,238.05 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,824.86 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,890.06 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,890.06 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,216.06 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,216.06 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,216.06 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $6,520.08 —

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Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium and air) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $101.17 – $299.17
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $804.65 $150.54 – $499.86
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $804.65 $150.54 – $499.86
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $459.25 $172.17 – $401.16
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $804.65 $150.54 – $499.86
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $804.65 $150.54 – $499.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $804.65 $150.54 – $499.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,032.90 $174.72 – $316.23

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