Strapping of elbow or wrist 29260 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

$504.78

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$504.78

Gross charge

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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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$25.17 with United vs $2,550.00 with NHC Advantage — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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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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
United KSMGMCD $25.17 ↓ -95%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $25.67 ↓ -95%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $25.93 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health MCD $26.18 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup MGMCD $26.18 ↓ -95%
Unicare MGMCD $26.18 ↓ -95%
Home State Health Plan MCD $30.46 ↓ -94%
United MOMGMCD $36.50 ↓ -93%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $50.88 ↓ -90%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $60.42 ↓ -88%
Multiplan WCOMPKansas $62.01 ↓ -88%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $62.96 ↓ -88%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $65.62 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $93.89 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $95.91 ↓ -81%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $100.96 ↓ -80%
Humana HMO $106.51 ↓ -79%
Humana EPO $106.51 ↓ -79%
Humana ASO $106.51 ↓ -79%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $111.05 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $121.15 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $126.70 ↓ -75%
Humana PPO $133.77 ↓ -73%
Humana POS $133.77 ↓ -73%
BCBS BlueAccess $151.43 ↓ -70%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $151.43 ↓ -70%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $151.43 ↓ -70%
Aetna IVLHIX $154.46 ↓ -69%
Aetna KCCarePlus $166.07 ↓ -67%
Universal Healthcare MCR $176.67 ↓ -65%
BCBS Participating $186.77 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $186.77 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $196.86 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $196.86 ↓ -61%
Aetna Local $198.38 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $202.92 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $202.92 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $206.96 ↓ -59%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $217.06 ↓ -57%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $219.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $227.15 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $242.29 ↓ -52%
Aetna National $242.80 ↓ -52%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $252.39 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $252.39 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $252.39 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $257.44 ↓ -49%
Cigna LocalKC $262.00 ↓ -48%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $302.87 ↓ -40%
Cigna Comm $327.00 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $328.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $328.11 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $328.11 ↓ -35%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $328.11 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $373.54 ↓ -26%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $378.58 ↓ -25%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $378.58 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $403.82 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $403.82 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $403.82 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $449.25 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $464.40 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $504.78 ↑ +0%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,279.00 ↑ +153%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +405%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $2,550.00 ↑ +405%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork not published by hospital

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Strapping of elbow or wrist 29260 at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $25.67 – $62.96
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $344.85 $20.45 – $2,302.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $344.85 $20.45 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $344.85 $20.45 – $2,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $344.85 $20.45 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $344.85 $20.45 – $2,302.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $300.30 $58.76 – $2,277.00
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy $104.00 $70.88 – $77.97

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