Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$6,563.25

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.

$6,563.25

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.

$68.02 with Multiplan vs $6,563.25 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
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $68.02 ↓ -99%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $80.77 ↓ -99%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $82.89 ↓ -99%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $84.17 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $132.86 ↓ -98%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $132.86 ↓ -98%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $132.86 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $161.86 ↓ -98%
Humana ASO $161.86 ↓ -98%
Humana HMO $161.86 ↓ -98%
Humana POS $208.94 ↓ -97%
Humana PPO $208.94 ↓ -97%
Aetna IVLHIX $538.27 ↓ -92%
Aetna KCCarePlus $562.19 ↓ -91%
Aetna Local $753.58 ↓ -89%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $853.22 ↓ -87%
Aetna National $925.03 ↓ -86%
United KSMGMCD $1,008.41 ↓ -85%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $1,028.58 ↓ -84%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $1,038.66 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,048.75 ↓ -84%
Unicare MGMCD $1,048.75 ↓ -84%
Amerigroup MGMCD $1,048.75 ↓ -84%
Home State Health Plan MCD $1,220.18 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,220.76 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,247.02 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,247.02 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,312.65 ↓ -80%
United MOMGMCD $1,462.19 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,558.01 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,575.18 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,647.38 ↓ -75%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $2,141.97 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,297.14 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $2,428.40 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,428.40 ↓ -63%
Cigna LocalKC $2,553.23 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,559.67 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $2,559.67 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,638.43 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $2,638.43 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,690.93 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $2,822.20 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,953.46 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $3,150.36 ↓ -52%
Cigna Comm $3,187.26 ↓ -51%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,281.63 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,281.63 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,281.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,347.26 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,478.52 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $3,937.95 ↓ -40%
United AllPayerAppendix $3,947.38 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,266.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $4,266.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $4,266.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $4,266.11 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $4,856.81 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $4,922.44 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $4,922.44 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $5,250.60 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $5,250.60 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $5,250.60 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $5,841.29 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $6,038.19 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $6,563.25 ↑ +0%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $68.02 – $2,141.97
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $3,406.70 $52.71 – $2,347.05
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $3,406.70 $52.71 – $2,347.05
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $3,406.70 $52.71 – $3,508.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $3,406.70 $52.71 – $2,347.05
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $3,406.70 $52.71 – $2,347.05
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $6,099.72 $96.31 – $3,520.58
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $4,724.20 $64.12 – $6,313.68

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