Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar 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

$4,209.00

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$4,209.00

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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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$492.83 with Optum Transplants vs $4,209.00 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

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 $492.83 ↓ -88%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $497.66 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRPPO $497.66 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRHMO $497.66 ↓ -88%
BCBS TRICARE $502.69 ↓ -88%
Humana MCRHMO $502.69 ↓ -88%
Devoted Health MGMCR $502.69 ↓ -88%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $502.69 ↓ -88%
Optum Health MCR $502.69 ↓ -88%
United CommunityCareNetwork $502.69 ↓ -88%
Humana MCRPPO $502.69 ↓ -88%
Humana PFFS $502.69 ↓ -88%
United MGMCR $512.74 ↓ -88%
Wellcare MCR $512.74 ↓ -88%
Celtic MCR $512.74 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $512.74 ↓ -88%
Pyramid Life MCR $537.88 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $547.17 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $841.80 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $925.98 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,010.16 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,056.46 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,262.70 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $1,557.33 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,557.33 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,641.51 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,641.51 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,692.02 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,692.02 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,725.69 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,894.05 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $2,020.32 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $2,104.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $2,104.50 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $2,104.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $2,146.59 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,525.40 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,735.85 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,735.85 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,735.85 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $3,114.66 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $3,156.75 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $3,367.20 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $3,367.20 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $3,367.20 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $3,367.20 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,746.01 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,872.28 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $4,209.00 ↑ +0%

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Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $502.69 – $537.88
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $352.09 – $603.23
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $299.53 – $299.53
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $497.66 – $537.88
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $497.66 – $537.88

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