Ghs sp train/fitting sp device - kx 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

$664.94

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.

$664.94

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.

$86.44 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $664.94 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
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $86.44 ↓ -87%
BCBS TRICARE $98.25 ↓ -85%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $98.25 ↓ -85%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $98.25 ↓ -85%
BCBS MCRHMO $98.36 ↓ -85%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $98.36 ↓ -85%
BCBS MCRPPO $98.36 ↓ -85%
Humana MCRPPO $99.35 ↓ -85%
United CommunityCareNetwork $99.35 ↓ -85%
Optum Health MCR $99.35 ↓ -85%
Humana PFFS $99.35 ↓ -85%
Devoted Health MGMCR $99.35 ↓ -85%
Humana MCRHMO $99.35 ↓ -85%
Celtic MCR $101.34 ↓ -85%
United MGMCR $101.34 ↓ -85%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $101.34 ↓ -85%
Wellcare MCR $101.34 ↓ -85%
Pyramid Life MCR $106.30 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $123.68 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $126.34 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $126.34 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $126.34 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $132.99 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $132.99 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $140.30 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $140.30 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $140.30 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $146.29 ↓ -78%
BCBS BlueAccess $158.63 ↓ -76%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $158.63 ↓ -76%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $158.63 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $159.59 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $166.90 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $176.21 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $176.21 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MCD $199.48 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $203.47 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $218.77 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $232.73 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $246.03 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $246.03 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $259.33 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $259.33 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $261.32 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $267.31 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $267.31 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $272.63 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $285.92 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $299.22 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $319.17 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $319.84 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $332.47 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $332.47 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $332.47 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $339.12 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $352.42 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $398.96 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $432.21 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $432.21 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $432.21 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $432.21 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $492.06 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $498.71 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $531.95 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $531.95 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $531.95 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $531.95 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $591.80 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $611.74 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $664.94 ↑ +0%

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Ghs sp train/fitting sp device - kx at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $98.25 – $98.25
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $114.84 $98.04 – $120.05
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $202.99 $99.49 – $180.07
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $234.65 $98.79 – $136.46
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $261.95 $91.09 – $136.46
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $328.25 $88.61 – $181.49
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $462.32 $98.25 – $106.30
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $1,171.06 $98.25 – $106.30

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