Lso flex no ri stays pre ots 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

$1,118.00

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.

$1,118.00

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.

$62.21 with Optum Transplants vs $1,118.00 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 $62.21 ↓ -94%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $63.25 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRPPO $63.25 ↓ -94%
BCBS MCRHMO $63.25 ↓ -94%
BCBS TRICARE $63.89 ↓ -94%
Humana MCRHMO $63.89 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health MGMCR $63.89 ↓ -94%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $63.89 ↓ -94%
Optum Health MCR $63.89 ↓ -94%
United CommunityCareNetwork $63.89 ↓ -94%
Humana MCRPPO $63.89 ↓ -94%
Humana PFFS $63.89 ↓ -94%
United MGMCR $65.17 ↓ -94%
Wellcare MCR $65.17 ↓ -94%
Celtic MCR $65.17 ↓ -94%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $65.17 ↓ -94%
Pyramid Life MCR $68.36 ↓ -94%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $145.34 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $223.60 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $245.96 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $268.32 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $280.62 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $335.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $413.66 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $413.66 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $436.02 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $436.02 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $449.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $449.44 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $458.38 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $503.10 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $536.64 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $559.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $559.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $559.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $570.18 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $670.80 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $726.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $726.70 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $726.70 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $827.32 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $838.50 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $894.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $894.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $894.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $894.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $995.02 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $1,028.56 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $1,118.00 ↑ +0%

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Lso flex no ri stays pre ots at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $63.89 – $68.36
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $120.25 $48.32 – $159.37
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $62.61 – $76.67
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $61.13 – $61.13
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $63.25 – $68.36
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $63.25 – $68.36

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