Open gastrostomy tube placement for newborn feeding at Children's Mercy Hospital

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TEMP GASTROSTOMY TUBE NEONATAL

Kansas City, MO

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Children's Mercy Hospital’s median price of $901 is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 20% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43831 at Children's Mercy Hospital

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	$319.67	$319.67	$319.67 – $319.67
2	UnitedHealthcare all mo medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$319.67	$319.67	$319.67 – $319.67
3	UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$465.31	$465.31	$465.31 – $465.31
4	UnitedHealthcare all ks medicaid plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$465.31	$465.31	$465.31 – $465.31
5	Bcbs Ks php plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$695.94	$695.94	$695.94 – $695.94
6	Bcbs Ks php plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$695.94	$695.94	$695.94 – $695.94
7	Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
8	Bcbs Ks aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
9	Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
10	Bcbs Ks all other commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
11	Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
12	Bcbs Ks blue advantage, blue care, blue select plus and federal employees plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
13	Bcbs Ks blue high performance network professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
14	Bcbs Ks blue high performance network professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
15	Bcbs Ks preferred care blue plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
16	Bcbs Ks preferred care blue plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
17	Bcbs Ks preferred care plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
18	Bcbs Ks preferred care plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$851.16	$851.16	$851.16 – $851.16
19	Bcbs Ks freedom network plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$901.22	$901.22	$901.22 – $901.22
20	Bcbs Ks freedom network plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$901.22	$901.22	$901.22 – $901.22
21	Bcbs Ks freedom network select plan professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$901.22	$901.22	$901.22 – $901.22
22	Bcbs Ks freedom network select plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$901.22	$901.22	$901.22 – $901.22
23	MultiPlan all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$915.75	$915.75	$915.75 – $915.75
24	MultiPlan all commercial plans professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$915.75	$915.75	$915.75 – $915.75
25	Aetna aca marketplace/exchange plans professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$919.26	$919.26	$919.26 – $919.26

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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