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.
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Kt Cricothyrotomy Adult
Aurora, MO
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Mercy Hospital Aurora’s median price of $695 is 247% above the median hospital's median price ($200), higher than 91% of the 1,788 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1769. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 30 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 | Aetna hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 4 | Cigna hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 5 | Humana hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 6 | Medica hb aura managed medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 7 | Medicare hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura uhc medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.67 | $208.67 | $208.67 – $208.67 |
| 10 | WellCare hb aura wellcare medicare 103% facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $214.89 | $214.89 | $214.89 – $214.89 |
| 11 | Devoted hb aura devoted health medicare advantage 104% w/seq facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $217.02 | $217.02 | $217.02 – $217.02 |
| 12 | Tricare hb aura tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $238.02 | $238.02 | $238.02 – $238.02 |
| 13 | Ambetter hb aura ambetter exchange mo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $414.73 | $414.73 | $414.73 – $414.73 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem blue preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $597.14 | $597.14 | $597.14 – $597.14 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $621.68 | $621.68 | $621.68 – $621.68 |
| 16 | Medica hb aura bryv medica exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $692.03 | $692.03 | $692.03 – $692.03 |
| 17 | Cigna hb aura cigna-hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $695.30 | $695.30 | $695.30 – $695.30 |
| 18 | Cigna hb aura cigna-ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $695.30 | $695.30 | $695.30 – $695.30 |
| 19 | First Health hb aura coventry health care inc-first health leased business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $695.30 | $695.30 | $695.30 – $695.30 |
| 20 | Humana hb aura humana commercial (hmo & ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $695.30 | $695.30 | $695.30 – $695.30 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb aura anthem pathway exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $719.84 | $719.84 | $719.84 – $719.84 |
| 22 | Optum hb aura uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $719.84 | $719.84 | $719.84 – $719.84 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura uhc facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $719.84 | $719.84 | $719.84 – $719.84 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare hb aura uhc individual exchange new 1.1.23 facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $719.84 | $719.84 | $719.84 – $719.84 |
| 25 | Aetna hb aura aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $728.02 | $728.02 | $728.02 – $728.02 |
Last updated: Jun 10, 2026
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