RC 499
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Lee's Summit, MO
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Lee's Summit Medical Center’s median price of $4.9k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($5.2k), higher than 45% of the 323 hospitals reporting RC 499. 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, 21 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue-care(hmo) fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred-careblue(ppo) fee schedule · outpatient | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 4 | Humana aso case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 5 | Humana epo case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 6 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 7 | Humana pos case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred-careblue(ppo) case rate · outpatient | $267 | $2.7k | $7.5k | 280% | — | $267 – $25.9k |
| 10 | Ambetter commercial-exchange case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 11 | Aetna ivlhix case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.9k | $1.5k | 40% | — | $1.2k – $17.8k |
| 12 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.5k | $2.0k | 44% | — | $2.7k – $9.7k |
| 13 | Cigna surefit/localplus case rate · outpatient | $5.0k | $4.8k | $3.6k | 75% | — | $219 – $21.6k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue-care(hmo) case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $5.0k | $6.7k | 135% | — | $2.8k – $25.9k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueaccess case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $5.0k | $6.7k | 135% | — | $2.8k – $25.9k |
| 16 | Aetna kccareplus case rate · outpatient | $4.5k | $5.0k | $2.8k | 57% | — | $1.3k – $44.2k |
| 17 | Cigna localkc case rate · outpatient | $6.0k | $5.7k | $4.3k | 75% | — | $262 – $25.7k |
| 18 | Aetna local case rate · outpatient | $6.3k | $7.0k | $4.0k | 58% | — | $1.8k – $58.7k |
| 19 | Cigna comm case rate · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.1k | $5.3k | 75% | — | $327 – $32.2k |
| 20 | Aetna national case rate · outpatient | $7.4k | $8.1k | $4.9k | 61% | — | $2.4k – $72.8k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $8.3k | $7.1k | 86% | — | $1.3k – $78.3k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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