X-ray thoracic spine 3 views 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

$705.50

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$705.50

Gross charge

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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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$31.00 with Multiplan vs $705.50 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

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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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 $31.00 ↓ -96%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $36.81 ↓ -95%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $37.78 ↓ -95%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $38.36 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $47.94 ↓ -93%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $47.94 ↓ -93%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $47.94 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $49.14 ↓ -93%
Humana ASO $49.14 ↓ -93%
Humana EPO $49.14 ↓ -93%
Aetna KCCarePlus $49.76 ↓ -93%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $61.16 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup MGMCD $62.36 ↓ -91%
Unicare MGMCD $62.36 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $63.44 ↓ -91%
Humana POS $63.44 ↓ -91%
Aetna Local $66.70 ↓ -91%
Home State Health Plan MCD $72.55 ↓ -90%
Aetna National $81.88 ↓ -88%
United MOMGMCD $86.94 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $91.72 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $121.96 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $131.22 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $134.04 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $134.04 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $141.10 ↓ -80%
Cigna LocalKC $145.38 ↓ -79%
Cigna Comm $181.48 ↓ -74%
Universal Healthcare MCR $246.93 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $261.04 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $261.04 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $275.14 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $275.14 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $283.61 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $283.61 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $289.25 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $303.37 ↓ -57%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $352.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $359.81 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $373.92 ↓ -47%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $458.57 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $522.07 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $529.13 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $529.13 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $564.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $564.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $564.40 ↓ -20%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $705.50 ↑ +0%

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X-ray thoracic spine 3 views at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $31.00 – $121.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $275.00 $23.32 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $275.00 $23.32 – $125.66
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $330.00 $26.78 – $138.39
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $275.00 $23.32 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $275.00 $23.32 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $275.00 $23.32 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $302.50 $44.63 – $188.49

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