Brace kafo dbl upright cust 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

$11,985.00

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.

$11,985.00

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.

$1,558.05 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $11,985.00 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 $1,558.05 ↓ -87%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $2,090.19 ↓ -83%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $2,110.67 ↓ -82%
BCBS MCRHMO $2,110.67 ↓ -82%
BCBS MCRPPO $2,110.67 ↓ -82%
Humana MCRHMO $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
Optum Health MCR $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
Devoted Health MGMCR $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
United CommunityCareNetwork $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
Humana MCRPPO $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
Humana PFFS $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
BCBS TRICARE $2,131.99 ↓ -82%
United MGMCR $2,174.63 ↓ -82%
Wellcare MCR $2,174.63 ↓ -82%
Celtic MCR $2,174.63 ↓ -82%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $2,174.63 ↓ -82%
Pyramid Life MCR $2,281.23 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $2,397.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $2,636.70 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,876.40 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $3,008.24 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $3,595.50 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $4,434.45 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $4,434.45 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $4,674.15 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $4,674.15 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $4,817.97 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $4,817.97 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $4,913.85 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,393.25 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $5,752.80 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $5,992.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $5,992.50 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $5,992.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $6,112.35 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $7,191.00 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $7,790.25 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $7,790.25 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $7,790.25 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $8,868.90 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $8,988.75 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $9,588.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $9,588.00 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $9,588.00 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $9,588.00 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $10,666.65 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $11,026.20 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $11,985.00 ↑ +0%

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Brace kafo dbl upright cust at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $2,131.99 – $2,281.23
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $1,493.30 – $2,558.39
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $1,270.38 – $1,270.38
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $2,110.67 – $2,281.23
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $2,110.67 – $2,281.23

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