Afo spiral molded to pt plas at RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1134187842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$3,691.00

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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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$3,691.00

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.

$479.83 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $3,691.00 with Optum 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $479.83 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $738.20 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $812.02 ↓ -78%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $876.94 ↓ -76%
BCBS MCRHMO $885.54 ↓ -76%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $885.54 ↓ -76%
BCBS MCRPPO $885.54 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $885.84 ↓ -76%
United CommunityCareNetwork $894.48 ↓ -76%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $894.48 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health MGMCR $894.48 ↓ -76%
Humana PFFS $894.48 ↓ -76%
Humana MCRHMO $894.48 ↓ -76%
BCBS TRICARE $894.48 ↓ -76%
Optum Health MCR $894.48 ↓ -76%
Humana MCRPPO $894.48 ↓ -76%
United MGMCR $912.37 ↓ -75%
Wellcare MCR $912.37 ↓ -75%
Celtic MCR $912.37 ↓ -75%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $912.37 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $926.44 ↓ -75%
Pyramid Life MCR $957.09 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,107.30 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $1,365.67 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,365.67 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,439.49 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,439.49 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,483.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,483.78 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,513.31 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,660.95 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,771.68 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,845.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,845.50 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,845.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,882.41 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,214.60 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,399.15 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,399.15 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,399.15 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,731.34 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,768.25 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,952.80 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $2,952.80 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,952.80 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,952.80 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,284.99 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,395.72 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $3,691.00 ↑ +0%

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Afo spiral molded to pt plas at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $894.48 – $957.09
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $626.52 – $1,073.38
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $532.99 – $532.99
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $885.54 – $957.09
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $885.54 – $957.09

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