Upper ext fx orthosis rad/ul 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

$3,608.00

Cash price

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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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$3,608.00

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.

$428.77 with Optum Transplants vs $3,608.00 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 $428.77 ↓ -88%
Coventry MedicareAdvantage $432.98 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRPPO $432.98 ↓ -88%
BCBS MCRHMO $432.98 ↓ -88%
BCBS TRICARE $437.35 ↓ -88%
Humana MCRHMO $437.35 ↓ -88%
Devoted Health MGMCR $437.35 ↓ -88%
TriWest Health Alliance TRICARE $437.35 ↓ -88%
Optum Health MCR $437.35 ↓ -88%
United CommunityCareNetwork $437.35 ↓ -88%
Humana MCRPPO $437.35 ↓ -88%
Humana PFFS $437.35 ↓ -88%
United MGMCR $446.10 ↓ -88%
Wellcare MCR $446.10 ↓ -88%
Celtic MCR $446.10 ↓ -88%
Cigna HealthspringMGMCR $446.10 ↓ -88%
Pyramid Life MCR $467.96 ↓ -87%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $469.04 ↓ -87%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $721.60 ↓ -80%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $793.76 ↓ -78%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $865.92 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $905.61 ↓ -75%
Aetna Better Health MCD $1,082.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS Participating $1,334.96 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $1,334.96 ↓ -63%
BCBS PC $1,407.12 ↓ -61%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,407.12 ↓ -61%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $1,450.42 ↓ -60%
Coventry WCOMP $1,450.42 ↓ -60%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $1,479.28 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,623.60 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCD $1,731.84 ↓ -52%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,804.00 ↓ -50%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MGMCR $1,804.00 ↓ -50%
Cigna LifeSource COMM $1,804.00 ↓ -50%
Aetna NATIONALNAP $1,840.08 ↓ -49%
Humana National Transplant Network COMM $2,164.80 ↓ -40%
Humana National Transplant Network MCD $2,345.20 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network PPO $2,345.20 ↓ -35%
Humana National Transplant Network MCRHMO $2,345.20 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplimentaryNetwork $2,669.92 ↓ -26%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,706.00 ↓ -25%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,886.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan WCOMPMissouri $2,886.40 ↓ -20%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,886.40 ↓ -20%
Evernorth Behavioral Health COMMBH $2,886.40 ↓ -20%
Optum Health COMM $3,211.12 ↓ -11%
Optum Transplant COMM $3,319.36 ↓ -8%
Optum Health MCD $3,608.00 ↑ +0%

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Upper ext fx orthosis rad/ul at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City not published $437.35 – $467.96
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis not published $306.33 – $524.82
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis not published $260.60 – $260.60
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit not published $432.98 – $467.96
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence not published $432.98 – $467.96

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