Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$8,958.00

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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$8,958.00

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.

$1,164.54 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $8,958.00 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 $1,164.54 ↓ -87%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $1,427.99 ↓ -84%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,441.98 ↓ -84%
BCBS MCRHMO $1,441.98 ↓ -84%
BCBS MCRPPO $1,441.98 ↓ -84%
Humana MCRHMO $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
Optum Health MCR $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
Devoted Health MGMCR $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
United CommunityCareNetwork $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
Humana MCRPPO $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
Humana PFFS $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
BCBS TRICARE $1,456.55 ↓ -84%
United MGMCR $1,485.68 ↓ -83%
Wellcare MCR $1,485.68 ↓ -83%
Celtic MCR $1,485.68 ↓ -83%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $1,485.68 ↓ -83%
Pyramid Life MCR $1,558.51 ↓ -83%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,791.60 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,970.76 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $2,149.92 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $2,248.46 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $2,687.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $3,314.46 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $3,314.46 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $3,493.62 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $3,493.62 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,601.12 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $3,601.12 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,672.78 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,031.10 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $4,299.84 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $4,479.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $4,479.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $4,479.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $4,568.58 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $5,374.80 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $5,822.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $5,822.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $5,822.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $6,628.92 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $6,718.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $7,166.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $7,166.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $7,166.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,166.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $7,972.62 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $8,241.36 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $8,958.00 ↑ +0%

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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $1,456.55 – $1,558.51
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $3,386.74 $1,020.21 – $1,747.86
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $362.70 $1,501.70 – $1,501.70
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $310.70 $1,164.79 – $2,643.49
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $867.91 – $867.91
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $1,441.98 – $1,558.51
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $1,441.98 – $1,558.51

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