Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt 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

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Discounted cash price

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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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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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$29.98 with Multiplan vs $1,279.00 with United — 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

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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $29.98
CorVel Corporation KSWC $35.61
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $36.54
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $37.11
Optum Transplants OONMCR $42.00
BCBS MCRHMO $45.46
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $45.46
BCBS MCRPPO $45.46
Humana PFFS $45.92
Optum Health MCR $45.92
Devoted Health MGMCR $45.92
United CommunityCareNetwork $45.92
Humana MCRHMO $45.92
Humana MCRPPO $45.92
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $46.84
United MGMCR $46.84
Wellcare MCR $46.84
Celtic MCR $46.84
Pyramid Life MCR $49.13
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $93.78
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $134.18
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $144.28
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $158.70
BCBS BlueAccess $161.59
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $161.59
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $161.59
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $173.13
United OptionsPPO $181.07
NHC Advantage MGMCR $198.92
NHC Advantage MGMCD $198.92
Oscar HIX $198.92
United KSMGMCD $208.00
HealthyBlue MGMCD $212.16
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $214.24
Aetna Better Health MCD $216.32
Unicare MGMCD $216.32
Amerigroup MGMCD $216.32
Aetna IVLHIX $220.74
Humana ASO $220.91
Humana EPO $220.91
Humana HMO $220.91
Aetna KCCarePlus $237.33
Home State Health Plan MCD $251.68
BCBS Traditional $266.91
BCBS Participating $266.91
Humana POS $277.44
Humana PPO $277.44
BCBS FreedomNetwork $281.34
BCBS PC $281.34
Aetna Local $283.50
Coventry WCOMP $289.99
Aetna FHMedicalRental $289.99
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $295.77
United MOMGMCD $301.60
United GlobalBenefitPlan $324.62
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $346.26
Aetna National $346.98
Cigna LifeSource COMM $360.69
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $360.69
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $360.69
Universal Healthcare MCR $366.43
Aetna NATIONALNAP $367.90
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $382.33
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $432.83
College Park Family Care Center COMM $450.19
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $468.90
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $468.90
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $468.90
CorVel Corporation MOWC $468.90
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $533.82
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $541.03
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $541.03
CCO, Inc. COMM $577.10
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $577.10
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $577.10
Optum Health COMM $642.03
Optum Transplant COMM $663.67
Optum Health MCD $721.38
United AllPayerAppendix $1,279.00

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Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $29.98 – $301.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $482.90 $12.31 – $1,444.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $482.90 $12.31 – $1,444.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $221.65 $14.14 – $1,234.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $482.90 $12.31 – $1,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $482.90 $12.31 – $1,444.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $482.90 $12.31 – $1,444.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $332.64 $20.79 – $1,351.00

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