Ghs speech-gen aug dev eval 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

$950.01

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$950.01

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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$45.82 with BCBS vs $950.01 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

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
BCBS MCRHMO $45.82 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCRPPO $45.82 ↓ -95%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $45.82 ↓ -95%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $46.28 ↓ -95%
Humana MCRHMO $46.28 ↓ -95%
Humana MCRPPO $46.28 ↓ -95%
Humana PFFS $46.28 ↓ -95%
BCBS TRICARE $46.28 ↓ -95%
United CommunityCareNetwork $46.28 ↓ -95%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $46.28 ↓ -95%
Devoted Health MGMCR $46.28 ↓ -95%
Optum Health MCR $46.28 ↓ -95%
Celtic MCR $47.21 ↓ -95%
Wellcare MCR $47.21 ↓ -95%
United MGMCR $47.21 ↓ -95%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $47.21 ↓ -95%
Pyramid Life MCR $49.52 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAccess $58.31 ↓ -94%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $58.31 ↓ -94%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $58.31 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $123.50 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $176.70 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $180.50 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $180.50 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $180.50 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $190.00 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $190.00 ↓ -80%
Humana EPO $200.45 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $200.45 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $200.45 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $209.00 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $228.00 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $238.45 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $251.75 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $251.75 ↓ -74%
Aetna Better Health MCD $285.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $290.70 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $312.55 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $332.50 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $351.50 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $351.50 ↓ -63%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $370.50 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $370.50 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $373.35 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $381.90 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $381.90 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $389.50 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $408.50 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $427.50 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $456.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $456.95 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $475.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $475.00 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $475.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $484.51 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $503.51 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $570.01 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $617.51 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $617.51 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $617.51 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $617.51 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $703.01 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $712.51 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $760.01 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $760.01 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $760.01 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $760.01 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $845.51 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $874.01 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $950.01 ↑ +0%

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Ghs speech-gen aug dev eval iii, st at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $46.28 – $46.28
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $42.90 $45.66 – $55.91
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $81.25 $22.13 – $46.00
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage $99.45 $42.87 – $46.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $196.30 $22.13 – $86.74
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $389.25 $45.82 – $49.52
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence $430.95 $45.82 – $49.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $46.59 – $55.91

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