Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
EXC BRANCH CLFT CYST VESTIG; BENEATH SQ
Kansas City, MO
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Children's Mercy Hospital’s median price of $897 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($6.0k), higher than 13% of the 1,666 hospitals reporting CPT 42815. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 40 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare all mo medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $281.01 | $281.01 | $281.01 – $281.01 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all mo medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.01 | $281.01 | $281.01 – $281.01 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $487.73 | $487.73 | $487.73 – $487.73 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $487.73 | $487.73 | $487.73 – $487.73 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ks php plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $732.55 | $732.55 | $732.55 – $732.55 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ks php plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $732.55 | $732.55 | $732.55 – $732.55 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ks blue high performance network professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ks blue high performance network professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 15 | Bcbs Ks preferred care blue plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 16 | Bcbs Ks preferred care blue plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 17 | Bcbs Ks preferred care plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 18 | Bcbs Ks preferred care plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $895.92 | $895.92 | $895.92 – $895.92 |
| 19 | Aetna aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $896.53 | $896.53 | $896.53 – $896.53 |
| 20 | Aetna aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $896.53 | $896.53 | $896.53 – $896.53 |
| 21 | MultiPlan all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $923.65 | $923.65 | $923.65 – $923.65 |
| 22 | MultiPlan all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $923.65 | $923.65 | $923.65 – $923.65 |
| 23 | Medica select by medica professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $938.63 | $938.63 | $938.63 – $938.63 |
| 24 | Medica select by medica professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $938.63 | $938.63 | $938.63 – $938.63 |
| 25 | Bcbs Ks freedom network plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $948.62 | $948.62 | $948.62 – $948.62 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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