Hla class i high defin qual 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

$1,150.91

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.

$1,150.91

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.

$149.62 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $1,150.91 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 $149.62 ↓ -87%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $164.14 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalKC $197.81 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $214.07 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $218.67 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $218.67 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $230.18 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $242.84 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $242.84 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $242.84 ↓ -79%
Cigna Comm $246.21 ↓ -79%
United KSMGMCD $275.19 ↓ -76%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $276.22 ↓ -76%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $280.69 ↓ -76%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $283.45 ↓ -75%
Unicare MGMCD $286.20 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $286.20 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCD $286.20 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $288.88 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $304.99 ↓ -74%
Humana PPO $304.99 ↓ -74%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $305.95 ↓ -73%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $311.38 ↓ -73%
BCBS TRICARE $311.38 ↓ -73%
BCBS MCRHMO $320.51 ↓ -72%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $320.51 ↓ -72%
BCBS MCRPPO $320.51 ↓ -72%
Devoted Health MGMCR $323.75 ↓ -72%
United AllPayerAppendix $323.75 ↓ -72%
Optum Health MCR $323.75 ↓ -72%
United CommunityCareNetwork $323.75 ↓ -72%
Humana MCRPPO $323.75 ↓ -72%
Optum Transplants OONMCR $323.75 ↓ -72%
Humana MCRHMO $323.75 ↓ -72%
Humana PFFS $323.75 ↓ -72%
United MGMCR $330.23 ↓ -71%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $330.23 ↓ -71%
Celtic MCR $330.23 ↓ -71%
Wellcare MCR $330.23 ↓ -71%
Home State Health Plan MCD $332.98 ↓ -71%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $345.27 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $345.27 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $345.27 ↓ -70%
Pyramid Life MCR $346.41 ↓ -70%
United MOMGMCD $399.03 ↓ -65%
Universal Healthcare MCR $402.82 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $425.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $425.84 ↓ -63%
Aetna IVLHIX $437.06 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $448.85 ↓ -61%
BCBS PC $448.85 ↓ -61%
Aetna KCCarePlus $456.49 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $462.67 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $462.67 ↓ -60%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $466.69 ↓ -59%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $471.87 ↓ -59%
Oscar HIX $492.10 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $494.89 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $517.91 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $552.44 ↓ -52%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $554.19 ↓ -52%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $568.78 ↓ -51%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $575.46 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $575.46 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $575.46 ↓ -50%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $577.53 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $586.96 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $609.98 ↓ -47%
Aetna Local $611.89 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $690.55 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $748.09 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $748.09 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $748.09 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $748.09 ↓ -35%
Aetna National $751.10 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $851.67 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $863.18 ↓ -25%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $920.73 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $920.73 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $920.73 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $1,024.31 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,058.84 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,150.91 ↑ +0%

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Hla class i high defin qual at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $164.14 – $577.53
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $565.40 $180.31 – $1,081.33
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $565.40 $180.31 – $1,081.33
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $201.30 $207.04 – $560.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $565.40 $180.31 – $1,081.33
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $565.40 $180.31 – $1,081.33
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $565.40 $180.31 – $1,081.33
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $1,586.65 $174.40 – $448.73

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