X-ray of mammary ducts 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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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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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.

$69.87 with Multiplan vs $404.49 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $69.87
CorVel Corporation KSWC $82.97
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $85.16
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $86.47
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $112.23
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $112.23
BCBS BlueAccess $112.23
Humana EPO $125.11
Humana HMO $125.11
Humana ASO $125.11
HealthyBlue MGMCD $133.62
Amerigroup MGMCD $136.24
Unicare MGMCD $136.24
Home State Health Plan MCD $158.51
Humana POS $161.51
Humana PPO $161.51
United MOMGMCD $189.95
Aetna KCCarePlus $210.93
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $271.84
Aetna Local $282.74
Cigna LocalKC $324.03
Aetna National $347.07
Cigna Comm $404.49

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X-ray of mammary ducts at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $69.87 – $271.84
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $536.25 $53.43 – $286.78
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $536.25 $53.43 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $536.25 $53.43 – $460.26
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $536.25 $53.43 – $286.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $536.25 $53.43 – $286.78
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $1,066.65 $62.74 – $912.30
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $536.25 $53.43 – $286.78

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