Foot lamin/prepreg composite 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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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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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.

$146.84 with Optum Transplants vs $1,434.00 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
Optum Transplants OONMCR $146.84
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $148.28
BCBS MCRPPO $148.28
BCBS MCRHMO $148.28
BCBS TRICARE $149.78
Humana MCRHMO $149.78
Devoted Health MGMCR $149.78
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $149.78
Optum Health MCR $149.78
United CommunityCareNetwork $149.78
Humana MCRPPO $149.78
Humana PFFS $149.78
United MGMCR $152.78
Wellcare MCR $152.78
Celtic MCR $152.78
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $152.78
Pyramid Life MCR $160.26
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $186.42
HealthyBlue MGMCD $286.80
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $315.48
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $344.16
United OptionsPPO $359.93
Aetna Better Health MCD $430.20
BCBS Participating $530.58
BCBS Traditional $530.58
BCBS PC $559.26
BCBS FreedomNetwork $559.26
Aetna FHMedicalRental $576.47
Coventry WCOMP $576.47
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $587.94
United GlobalBenefitPlan $645.30
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $688.32
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $717.00
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $717.00
Cigna LifeSource COMM $717.00
Aetna NATIONALNAP $731.34
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $860.40
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $932.10
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $932.10
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $932.10
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $1,061.16
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $1,075.50
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $1,147.20
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $1,147.20
CCO, Inc. COMM $1,147.20
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $1,147.20
Optum Health COMM $1,276.26
Optum Transplant COMM $1,319.28
Optum Health MCD $1,434.00

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Foot lamin/prepreg composite at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $149.78 – $160.26
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $104.92 – $179.74
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $89.26 – $89.26
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $148.28 – $160.26
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $148.28 – $160.26

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