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Ot Paraffin Bath 1 or > Areas
Aurora, MO
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Mercy Hospital Aurora’s median price of $73 is 139% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 75% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 33 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 | Medicaid hb aura mo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 – $7.50 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura mo care/healthy blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 – $8.25 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura uhc mo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 – $8.25 |
| 4 | Aetna hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 7 | Cigna hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 8 | Humana hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 9 | Medica hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 10 | Medicare hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura uhc medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 13 | WellCare hb aura wellcare medicare 103% facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.91 | $23.91 | $23.91 – $23.91 |
| 14 | Devoted hb aura devoted health medicare advantage 104% w/seq facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.14 | $24.14 | $24.14 – $24.14 |
| 15 | Tricare hb aura tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $26.48 | $26.48 | $26.48 – $26.48 |
| 16 | Ambetter hb aura ambetter exchange mo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46.14 | $46.14 | $46.14 – $46.14 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem blue preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $66.43 | $66.43 | $66.43 – $66.43 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $69.16 | $69.16 | $69.16 – $69.16 |
| 19 | Medica hb aura bryv medica exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.99 | $76.99 | $76.99 – $76.99 |
| 20 | Cigna hb aura cigna-hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.35 | $77.35 | $77.35 – $77.35 |
| 21 | Cigna hb aura cigna-ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.35 | $77.35 | $77.35 – $77.35 |
| 22 | First Health hb aura coventry health care inc-first health leased business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.35 | $77.35 | $77.35 – $77.35 |
| 23 | Humana hb aura humana commercial (hmo & ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.35 | $77.35 | $77.35 – $77.35 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem pathway exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80.08 | $80.08 | $80.08 – $80.08 |
| 25 | Optum hb aura uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80.08 | $80.08 | $80.08 – $80.08 |
Last updated: Jun 10, 2026
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