Pt application of modality traction mechanical 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

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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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$12.19 with BCBS vs $494.25 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 $12.19
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $12.19
BCBS MCRPPO $12.19
Optum Transplants OONMCR $12.26
Optum Health MCR $12.31
Humana MCRHMO $12.31
Humana MCRPPO $12.31
Humana PFFS $12.31
Devoted Health MGMCR $12.31
United CommunityCareNetwork $12.31
United MGMCR $12.56
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $12.56
Wellcare MCR $12.56
Celtic MCR $12.56
Pyramid Life MCR $13.17
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $13.92
BCBS TRICARE $13.92
United KSMGMCD $14.77
HealthyBlue MGMCD $15.07
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $15.21
Aetna Better Health MCD $15.36
Unicare MGMCD $15.36
Amerigroup MGMCD $15.36
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $15.94
Home State Health Plan MCD $17.87
CorVel Corporation KSWC $18.92
Aetna IVLHIX $19.38
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $19.42
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $19.72
Aetna KCCarePlus $20.09
United MOMGMCD $21.42
Humana ASO $23.65
Humana HMO $23.65
Humana EPO $23.65
Aetna Local $27.07
Humana POS $29.37
Humana PPO $29.37
Aetna National $33.06
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $38.59
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $38.59
BCBS BlueAccess $38.59
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $64.25
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $91.93
NHC Advantage MGMCD $93.91
Oscar HIX $93.91
NHC Advantage MGMCR $93.91
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $98.85
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $108.73
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $118.62
United OptionsPPO $124.06
Universal Healthcare MCR $172.99
BCBS Traditional $182.87
BCBS Participating $182.87
BCBS PC $192.76
BCBS FreedomNetwork $192.76
Coventry WCOMP $198.69
Aetna FHMedicalRental $198.69
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $202.64
College Park Family Care Center COMM $212.53
United GlobalBenefitPlan $222.41
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $237.24
Cigna LifeSource COMM $247.13
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $247.13
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $247.13
Aetna NATIONALNAP $252.07
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $261.95
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $296.55
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $321.26
CorVel Corporation MOWC $321.26
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $321.26
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $321.26
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $365.75
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $370.69
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $395.40
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $395.40
CCO, Inc. COMM $395.40
Optum Health COMM $439.88
Optum Transplant COMM $454.71
Optum Health MCD $494.25

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Pt application of modality traction mechanical at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $13.92 – $23.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $80.85 $13.52 – $16.22
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $80.85 $13.52 – $16.22
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $60.50 $13.25 – $16.22
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $80.85 $16.57 – $16.57
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $80.85 $13.52 – $16.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $80.85 $13.52 – $16.22
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $41.78 $13.45 – $24.34

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