X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study 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

$655.50

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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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$655.50

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.

$85.22 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $655.50 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

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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $85.22 ↓ -87%
Aetna KCCarePlus $88.07 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -84%
Unicare MGMCD $105.22 ↓ -84%
Aetna Local $118.05 ↓ -82%
BCBS BlueAccess $118.12 ↓ -82%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $118.12 ↓ -82%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $118.12 ↓ -82%
Humana ASO $118.37 ↓ -82%
Humana HMO $118.37 ↓ -82%
Humana EPO $118.37 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $121.92 ↓ -81%
Home State Health Plan MCD $122.42 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $124.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $124.55 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $131.10 ↓ -80%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $133.73 ↓ -80%
Aetna National $144.91 ↓ -78%
United MOMGMCD $146.70 ↓ -78%
Humana PPO $152.80 ↓ -77%
Humana POS $152.80 ↓ -77%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $158.80 ↓ -76%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $162.98 ↓ -75%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $165.49 ↓ -75%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82 ↓ -69%
Universal Healthcare MCR $229.43 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $242.53 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $242.53 ↓ -63%
Cigna LocalKC $242.96 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $255.65 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $255.65 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $263.51 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $263.51 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $268.75 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $281.87 ↓ -57%
Cigna Comm $303.29 ↓ -54%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $327.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $334.31 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $347.42 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $426.07 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $485.07 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $491.63 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $491.63 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $524.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $524.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $524.40 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $655.50 ↑ +0%

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X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $84.32 – $203.82
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $380.05 $101.44 – $313.40
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $380.05 $101.44 – $313.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $368.50 $116.48 – $251.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $380.05 $101.44 – $357.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $380.05 $101.44 – $313.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $380.05 $101.44 – $313.40
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $468.60 $109.50 – $316.23

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