Slp ther svc non-spch gen 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

$791.42

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.

$791.42

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.

$74.22 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $791.42 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
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $74.22 ↓ -91%
BCBS TRICARE $74.22 ↓ -91%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $102.88 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $147.20 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $150.37 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $150.37 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $150.37 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $158.28 ↓ -80%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $158.28 ↓ -80%
Humana ASO $166.99 ↓ -79%
Humana HMO $166.99 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $166.99 ↓ -79%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $174.11 ↓ -78%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $174.11 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $189.94 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $198.65 ↓ -75%
Humana POS $209.73 ↓ -73%
Humana PPO $209.73 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueAccess $217.05 ↓ -73%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $217.05 ↓ -73%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $217.05 ↓ -73%
Aetna Better Health MCD $237.43 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $242.17 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $260.38 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $277.00 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $292.83 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $292.83 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $308.65 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $308.65 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $311.03 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $318.15 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $318.15 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $324.48 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $340.31 ↓ -57%
BCBS MCRPPO $356.14 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $356.14 ↓ -55%
BCBS MCRHMO $356.14 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $379.88 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $380.67 ↓ -52%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $395.71 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $395.71 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $395.71 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $403.62 ↓ -49%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $419.45 ↓ -47%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $474.85 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $514.42 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $514.42 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $514.42 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $514.42 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $585.65 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $593.57 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $633.14 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $633.14 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $633.14 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $633.14 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $704.36 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $728.11 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $791.42 ↑ +0%

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Slp ther svc non-spch gen at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City $223.00 $74.22 – $74.22
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark $319.15 $69.82 – $69.82
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis not published $75.73 – $75.73
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton not published $75.73 – $75.73
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $86.96 – $86.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville not published $75.73 – $75.73
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles not published $75.73 – $75.73
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights not published $75.73 – $75.73

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