Ctlso a-p-l control molded 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

$17,533.00

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.

$17,533.00

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.

$2,279.29 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $17,533.00 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 $2,279.29 ↓ -87%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $3,036.84 ↓ -83%
BCBS MCRHMO $3,066.59 ↓ -83%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $3,066.59 ↓ -83%
BCBS MCRPPO $3,066.59 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health MGMCR $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
Humana MCRHMO $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
Humana MCRPPO $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
Humana PFFS $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
United CommunityCareNetwork $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
BCBS TRICARE $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
Optum Health MCR $3,097.57 ↓ -82%
Celtic MCR $3,159.52 ↓ -82%
United MGMCR $3,159.52 ↓ -82%
Wellcare MCR $3,159.52 ↓ -82%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $3,159.52 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $3,261.14 ↓ -81%
Pyramid Life MCR $3,314.40 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $3,331.27 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $3,331.27 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $3,331.27 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $3,506.60 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $3,506.60 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $3,699.46 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $3,699.46 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $3,699.46 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $3,857.26 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $4,207.92 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $4,348.18 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $4,400.78 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $4,646.24 ↓ -74%
Humana POS $4,646.24 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalKC $5,175.74 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $5,259.90 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $5,259.90 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $5,259.90 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $5,259.90 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $5,365.10 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $5,768.36 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $6,136.55 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $6,469.68 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $6,487.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $6,487.21 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $6,837.87 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $6,837.87 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $6,890.47 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $7,048.27 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $7,048.27 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $7,188.53 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $7,539.19 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $7,889.85 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $8,415.84 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $8,433.37 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $8,766.50 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $8,766.50 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $8,766.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $8,941.83 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $9,292.49 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $10,519.80 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $11,396.45 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $11,396.45 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $11,396.45 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $11,396.45 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $12,974.42 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $13,149.75 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $14,026.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $14,026.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $14,026.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $14,026.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $15,604.37 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $16,130.36 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $17,533.00 ↑ +0%

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Ctlso a-p-l control molded at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $3,097.57 – $3,314.40
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $5,544.45 $2,169.63 – $3,717.08
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $10,142.00 $3,066.59 – $3,314.40
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $1,845.75 – $1,845.75
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $3,066.59 – $3,314.40

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