Brace ank air stirrup univ 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

$1,130.00

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.

$1,130.00

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.

$100.70 with Optum Transplants vs $1,130.00 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
Optum Transplants OONMCR $100.70 ↓ -91%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $101.69 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRPPO $101.69 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRHMO $101.69 ↓ -91%
BCBS TRICARE $102.72 ↓ -91%
Humana MCRHMO $102.72 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MGMCR $102.72 ↓ -91%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $102.72 ↓ -91%
Optum Health MCR $102.72 ↓ -91%
United CommunityCareNetwork $102.72 ↓ -91%
Humana MCRPPO $102.72 ↓ -91%
Humana PFFS $102.72 ↓ -91%
United MGMCR $104.77 ↓ -91%
Wellcare MCR $104.77 ↓ -91%
Celtic MCR $104.77 ↓ -91%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $104.77 ↓ -91%
Pyramid Life MCR $109.91 ↓ -90%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $146.90 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $226.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $248.60 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $271.20 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $283.63 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $339.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $418.10 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $418.10 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $440.70 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $440.70 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $454.26 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $454.26 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $463.30 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $508.50 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $542.40 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $565.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $565.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $565.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $576.30 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $678.00 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $734.50 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $734.50 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $734.50 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $836.20 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $847.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $904.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $904.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $904.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $904.00 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,005.70 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,039.60 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,130.00 ↑ +0%

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Brace ank air stirrup univ at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $102.72 – $109.91
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $54.99 $71.95 – $123.26
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $27.30 $78.67 – $105.90
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $31.85 $78.67 – $105.90
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $29.90 $78.67 – $105.90
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie $119.25 $33.50 – $159.00
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $61.21 – $61.21
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $101.69 – $109.91

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