Eval/fit voice prosthesis iii, st 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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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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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.

$117.38 with Coventry vs $1,346.77 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

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
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $117.38
BCBS MCRPPO $117.38
BCBS MCRHMO $117.38
Optum Transplants OONMCR $117.85
BCBS TRICARE $117.86
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $117.86
Humana MCRHMO $118.57
Devoted Health MGMCR $118.57
Optum Health MCR $118.57
United CommunityCareNetwork $118.57
Humana MCRPPO $118.57
Humana PFFS $118.57
Celtic MCR $120.94
Wellcare MCR $120.94
United MGMCR $120.94
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $120.94
Pyramid Life MCR $126.87
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $175.08
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $250.50
NHC Advantage MGMCR $255.89
NHC Advantage MGMCD $255.89
Oscar HIX $255.89
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $269.35
HealthyBlue MGMCD $269.35
Humana HMO $284.17
Humana EPO $284.17
Humana ASO $284.17
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $296.29
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $305.70
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $305.70
BCBS BlueAccess $305.70
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $323.22
United OptionsPPO $338.04
Humana POS $356.89
Humana PPO $356.89
Aetna Better Health MCD $404.03
Aetna IVLHIX $412.11
Aetna KCCarePlus $443.09
Universal Healthcare MCR $471.37
BCBS Participating $498.30
BCBS Traditional $498.30
BCBS FreedomNetwork $525.24
BCBS PC $525.24
Aetna Local $529.28
Coventry WCOMP $541.40
Aetna FHMedicalRental $541.40
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $552.18
College Park Family Care Center COMM $579.11
United GlobalBenefitPlan $606.05
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $646.45
Aetna National $647.80
Cigna LifeSource COMM $673.38
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $673.38
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $673.38
Aetna NATIONALNAP $686.85
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $713.79
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $808.06
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $875.40
CorVel Corporation MOWC $875.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $875.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $875.40
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $996.61
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,010.08
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,077.42
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,077.42
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,077.42
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,077.42
Optum Health COMM $1,198.63
Optum Transplant COMM $1,239.03
Optum Health MCD $1,346.77

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Eval/fit voice prosthesis iii, st at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $117.86 – $117.86
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $153.12 $111.66 – $136.73
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $198.25 $111.38 – $118.06
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $232.70 $109.47 – $118.06
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $297.70 $109.47 – $218.04
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $781.02 $117.38 – $126.87
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $113.94 – $136.73
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $113.94 – $136.73

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