Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

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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.

$66.20 with HealthyBlue vs $181.48 with Cigna — 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 $66.20
Amerigroup MGMCD $67.50
Unicare MGMCD $67.50
Home State Health Plan MCD $78.53
United MOMGMCD $94.11
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96
Cigna LocalKC $145.38
Cigna Comm $181.48
Aetna KCCarePlus not published by hospital
Aetna NATIONALNAP not published by hospital
Aetna National not published by hospital
Aetna Local not published by hospital

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City $487.13 $64.90 – $121.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $762.30 $104.71 – $213.21
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $762.30 $104.71 – $213.21
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $677.60 $102.62 – $213.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $762.30 $113.46 – $213.21
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $762.30 $104.71 – $213.21
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $762.30 $104.71 – $213.21
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $633.10 $126.92 – $139.62

All Missouri hospitals for this procedure →