Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 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

$105.80

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.

$105.80

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.

$13.75 with Anthem MissouriCare vs $105.80 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 $13.75 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $19.68 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $20.10 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $20.10 ↓ -81%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $21.16 ↓ -80%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $21.16 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $22.32 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $22.32 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $22.32 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $23.28 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $25.39 ↓ -76%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $26.24 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $26.56 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $28.04 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $28.04 ↓ -73%
Cigna LocalKC $31.23 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $31.74 ↓ -70%
Aetna Better Health MCD $31.74 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $31.74 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueAccess $31.74 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $32.37 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $34.81 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $37.03 ↓ -65%
Cigna Comm $39.04 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $39.15 ↓ -63%
BCBS Participating $39.15 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $41.26 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $41.26 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $41.58 ↓ -61%
Coventry WCOMP $42.53 ↓ -60%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $42.53 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $43.38 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $45.49 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $47.61 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $50.78 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $50.89 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $52.90 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $52.90 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $52.90 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $53.96 ↓ -49%
United AllPayerAppendix $55.10 ↓ -48%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $56.07 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $63.48 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $68.77 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $68.77 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $68.77 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $68.77 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $78.29 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $79.35 ↓ -25%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $79.35 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. COMM $84.64 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $84.64 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $84.64 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $84.64 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $94.16 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $97.34 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $105.80 ↑ +0%

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Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $26.95 $28.97 – $34.76
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $26.95 $28.97 – $34.76
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $26.95 $48.98 – $48.98
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $26.95 $28.97 – $34.76
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $26.95 $28.97 – $34.76
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton $26.95 $28.97 – $34.76
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit $73.47 $55.10 – $55.10
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $12.21 – $34.76

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