X-ray xm phrnx&/crv esoph c+ 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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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.

$78.20 with Multiplan vs $303.29 with Cigna — 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 $78.20
Aetna KCCarePlus $79.75
CorVel Corporation KSWC $92.86
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $95.31
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $96.77
HealthyBlue MGMCD $103.19
Amerigroup MGMCD $105.22
Unicare MGMCD $105.22
Aetna Local $106.90
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $109.86
BCBS BlueAccess $109.86
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $109.86
Humana EPO $110.40
Humana ASO $110.40
Humana HMO $110.40
Home State Health Plan MCD $122.42
Aetna National $131.22
Humana PPO $142.52
Humana POS $142.52
United MOMGMCD $146.70
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $203.82
Cigna LocalKC $242.96
Cigna Comm $303.29

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X-ray xm phrnx&/crv esoph c+ at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City not published $76.36 – $203.82
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis $332.21 $58.14 – $321.39
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $3,038.07 $76.36 – $203.82
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington $1,396.22 $95.80 – $158.49
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $59.51 – $210.82
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $59.51 – $210.82
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $68.34 – $226.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $59.51 – $357.10

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