Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$8,239.75

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$8,239.75

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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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$133.62 with HealthyBlue vs $8,239.75 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

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 $133.62 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.24 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $136.24 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $158.51 ↓ -98%
United MOMGMCD $189.95 ↓ -98%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $271.84 ↓ -97%
Cigna LocalKC $324.03 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $350.28 ↓ -96%
Cigna Comm $404.49 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $415.96 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $426.90 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $433.47 ↓ -95%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $795.12 ↓ -90%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $795.12 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueAccess $795.12 ↓ -90%
Humana EPO $881.66 ↓ -89%
Humana HMO $881.66 ↓ -89%
Humana ASO $881.66 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $1,071.17 ↓ -87%
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,125.00 ↓ -86%
Humana POS $1,138.11 ↓ -86%
Humana PPO $1,138.11 ↓ -86%
Aetna Local $1,514.00 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,532.59 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,565.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,565.55 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,647.95 ↓ -80%
Aetna National $1,836.00 ↓ -78%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,883.91 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $3,048.71 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $3,048.71 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,213.50 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $3,213.50 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $3,312.38 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,312.38 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,378.30 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,543.09 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,119.88 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,202.27 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $4,367.07 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $5,355.84 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $6,097.41 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $6,179.81 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $6,179.81 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $6,591.80 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $6,591.80 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $6,591.80 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $8,239.75 ↑ +0%

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $131.00 – $1,074.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,375.00 $234.21 – $1,039.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,310.65 $285.67 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,310.65 $238.99 – $1,077.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $957.66 $237.67 – $430.18

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