Brace halo bremer l2830 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

$1,329.00

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.

$1,329.00

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.

$105.84 with Optum Transplants vs $1,329.00 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 $105.84 ↓ -92%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $106.88 ↓ -92%
BCBS MCRPPO $106.88 ↓ -92%
BCBS MCRHMO $106.88 ↓ -92%
BCBS TRICARE $107.96 ↓ -92%
Humana MCRHMO $107.96 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health MGMCR $107.96 ↓ -92%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $107.96 ↓ -92%
Optum Health MCR $107.96 ↓ -92%
United CommunityCareNetwork $107.96 ↓ -92%
Humana MCRPPO $107.96 ↓ -92%
Humana PFFS $107.96 ↓ -92%
United MGMCR $110.12 ↓ -92%
Wellcare MCR $110.12 ↓ -92%
Celtic MCR $110.12 ↓ -92%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $110.12 ↓ -92%
Pyramid Life MCR $115.52 ↓ -91%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $172.77 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $265.80 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $292.38 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $318.96 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $333.58 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $398.70 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $491.73 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $491.73 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $518.31 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $518.31 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $534.26 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $534.26 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $544.89 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $598.05 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $637.92 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $664.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $664.50 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $664.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $677.79 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $797.40 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $863.85 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $863.85 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $863.85 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $983.46 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $996.75 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,063.20 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,063.20 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,063.20 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,063.20 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,182.81 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,222.68 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,329.00 ↑ +0%

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Brace halo bremer l2830 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $107.96 – $115.52
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $328.74 $75.62 – $129.55
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $64.33 – $64.33
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $106.88 – $115.52
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $106.88 – $115.52

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