Knee X-ray (3 views, both knees) 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.

$34.24 with Multiplan vs $2,345.73 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 $34.24 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $38.91 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $40.66 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $41.73 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $42.37 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $49.12 —
BCBS BlueAccess $49.12 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $49.12 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $49.71 —
Unicare MGMCD $50.69 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $50.69 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $107.26 —
Cigna LocalKC $124.20 —
Cigna Comm $155.65 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $304.94 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $436.31 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $445.69 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $445.69 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $445.69 —
Humana ASO $530.13 —
Humana EPO $530.13 —
Humana HMO $530.13 —
Humana PPO $668.53 —
Humana POS $668.53 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $821.01 —
BCBS Participating $867.92 —
BCBS Traditional $867.92 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $914.83 —
BCBS PC $914.83 —
Aetna Local $921.87 —
Aetna FHMedicalRental $942.98 —
Coventry WCOMP $942.98 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $961.75 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,008.66 —
Aetna National $1,128.30 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,172.87 —
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,196.32 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $1,243.24 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $1,524.72 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,735.84 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,759.30 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,759.30 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,876.58 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,876.58 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,876.58 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $2,345.73 —

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Knee X-ray (3 views, both knees) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $34.24 – $107.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $223.30 $24.39 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $223.30 $24.39 – $104.60
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $269.50 $28.01 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $223.30 $24.39 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $223.30 $24.39 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $223.30 $24.39 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $253.55 $47.38 – $156.90

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