Feeding tube reposition 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

$7,518.68

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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$7,518.68

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.

$71.25 with BCBS vs $7,518.68 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
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $71.25 ↓ -99%
BCBS BlueAccess $71.25 ↓ -99%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $71.25 ↓ -99%
United KSMGMCD $83.92 ↓ -99%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $85.60 ↓ -99%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $86.44 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MCD $87.28 ↓ -99%
Unicare MGMCD $87.28 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $87.28 ↓ -99%
Home State Health Plan MCD $101.54 ↓ -99%
United MOMGMCD $121.68 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $140.21 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $166.50 ↓ -98%
Aetna IVLHIX $168.64 ↓ -98%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $170.88 ↓ -98%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $173.51 ↓ -98%
Aetna KCCarePlus $176.14 ↓ -98%
Humana EPO $220.99 ↓ -97%
Humana ASO $220.99 ↓ -97%
Humana HMO $220.99 ↓ -97%
Aetna Local $236.10 ↓ -97%
Humana POS $285.27 ↓ -96%
Humana PPO $285.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna National $289.82 ↓ -96%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $977.43 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $1,398.47 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,428.55 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $1,428.55 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $1,503.74 ↓ -80%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $1,654.11 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $1,654.11 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,804.48 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,864.63 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $1,887.19 ↓ -75%
Cigna LocalKC $2,219.51 ↓ -70%
Universal Healthcare MCR $2,631.54 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $2,774.39 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $2,781.91 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $2,781.91 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $2,932.29 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $2,932.29 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $3,022.51 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $3,022.51 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $3,082.66 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $3,233.03 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,383.41 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRPPO $3,383.41 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $3,383.41 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $3,608.97 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $3,759.34 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $3,759.34 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $3,759.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $3,834.53 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,984.90 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $4,511.21 ↓ -40%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $4,887.14 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $4,887.14 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $4,887.14 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $4,887.14 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $5,563.82 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $5,639.01 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $5,639.01 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $6,014.94 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $6,014.94 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $6,014.94 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $6,691.63 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $6,917.19 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $7,518.68 ↑ +0%

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Feeding tube reposition at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $71.25 – $220.99
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $667.15 $118.79 – $362.54
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $3,999.72 $71.25 – $220.99

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