Chest CT scan (with and 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

$4,551.50

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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.

$4,551.50

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 $4,551.50 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 ↓ -98%
Unicare MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -98%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -98%
Home State Health Plan MCD $122.42 ↓ -97%
United MOMGMCD $146.70 ↓ -97%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82 ↓ -96%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $217.02 ↓ -95%
Cigna LocalKC $242.96 ↓ -95%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $257.71 ↓ -94%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $264.49 ↓ -94%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $268.56 ↓ -94%
Cigna Comm $303.29 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $498.00 ↓ -89%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $504.39 ↓ -89%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $504.39 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueAccess $504.39 ↓ -89%
Humana EPO $567.41 ↓ -88%
Humana ASO $567.41 ↓ -88%
Humana HMO $567.41 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $591.70 ↓ -87%
Aetna Local $667.00 ↓ -85%
Humana POS $732.45 ↓ -84%
Humana PPO $732.45 ↓ -84%
Aetna National $811.00 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $846.58 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $864.78 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $864.78 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $910.30 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,593.03 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $1,684.06 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,684.06 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,775.09 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $1,775.09 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $1,829.70 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,829.70 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,866.12 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,957.14 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,275.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,321.26 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,412.30 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,958.47 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,368.11 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,413.63 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,413.63 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,641.20 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,641.20 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,641.20 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $4,551.50 ↑ +0%

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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $101.17 – $567.41
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $1,222.65 $175.68 – $651.04
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $1,222.65 $175.68 – $651.04
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $1,802.35 $172.17 – $812.99
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $1,222.65 $205.73 – $651.04
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $1,222.65 $175.68 – $651.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $1,222.65 $175.68 – $651.04
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $1,302.84 $174.72 – $316.23

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