Neck (Cervical Spine) X-ray (4 to 5 views) 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.

$38.41 with Multiplan vs $4,112.38 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 $38.41 —
CorVel Corporation KSWC $45.61 —
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $46.81 —
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $47.53 —
Aetna KCCarePlus $60.60 —
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 —
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 —
BCBS BlueAccess $67.39 —
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $67.39 —
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $67.39 —
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $129.77 —
Cigna LocalKC $150.26 —
Cigna Comm $188.31 —
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $534.61 —
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $764.90 —
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $781.35 —
NHC Advantage MGMCD $781.35 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $781.35 —
Humana ASO $929.40 —
Humana EPO $929.40 —
Humana HMO $929.40 —
Humana PPO $1,172.03 —
Humana POS $1,172.03 —
Universal Healthcare MCR $1,439.33 —
BCBS Participating $1,521.58 —
BCBS Traditional $1,521.58 —
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,603.83 —
BCBS PC $1,603.83 —
Aetna Local $1,616.17 —
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,653.18 —
Coventry WCOMP $1,653.18 —
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,686.08 —
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,768.32 —
Aetna National $1,978.05 —
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,056.19 —
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,097.31 —
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,179.56 —
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,673.05 —
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,043.16 —
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,084.28 —
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,084.28 —
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,289.90 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,289.90 —
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,289.90 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $4,112.38 —

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Neck (Cervical Spine) X-ray (4 to 5 views) at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $38.41 – $129.77
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $411.95 $28.70 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $411.95 $28.70 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $363.00 $32.95 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $411.95 $28.70 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $411.95 $28.70 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $411.95 $28.70 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $411.95 $55.07 – $188.49

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