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HC Removal Substernal Icd Gen Only
Summit, MO
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Saint Luke’s East Hospital’s median price of $6.4k is 45% above the median hospital's median price ($4.4k), higher than 70% of the 1,269 hospitals reporting CPT 0573T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 39 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 uhc individual exchange benefit plan [30012] fee schedule · both | $2,968 | $2,968 | $2,968 – $2,968 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield zzzbc preferred care blue slhs [40027] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,452 | $3,452 | $3,452 – $3,452 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna connect epo exchange [70015] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,474 | $3,474 | $3,474 – $3,474 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna bjc flex or hdhp [70017] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,938 | $3,938 | $3,938 – $3,938 |
| 5 | Humana zzzhumana kansas city ppox [75002] fee schedule · both | $4,100 | $4,100 | $4,100 – $4,100 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield freedom network select [40021] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,855 | $4,855 | $4,855 – $4,855 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield freedom network select healthlink ppo [40020] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,855 | $4,855 | $4,855 – $4,855 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield freedom network select php [40001] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,855 | $4,855 | $4,855 – $4,855 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield zzzfreedom network select cerner [40000] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,855 | $4,855 | $4,855 – $4,855 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc kc ucm kcmo blue select plus [40029] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,931 | $4,931 | $4,931 – $4,931 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core essential [30018] fee schedule · both | $4,956 | $4,956 | $4,956 – $4,956 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core essentials all savers [30019] fee schedule · both | $4,956 | $4,956 | $4,956 – $4,956 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core umr [30020] fee schedule · both | $4,956 | $4,956 | $4,956 – $4,956 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc kc hpn [40033] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,125 | $5,125 | $5,125 – $5,125 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc out of area hpn [40034] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,125 | $5,125 | $5,125 – $5,125 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc kc preferred care blue exchange [40016] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,718 | $5,718 | $5,718 – $5,718 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc kc federal [40012] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,815 | $5,815 | $5,815 – $5,815 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc kc preferred care blue [40018] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,815 | $5,815 | $5,815 – $5,815 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc out of area pref care blue ppo [40011] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,815 | $5,815 | $5,815 – $5,815 |
| 20 | First Health first health medishare [55122] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,396 | $6,396 | $6,396 – $6,396 |
| 21 | First Health first health misc [55116] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,396 | $6,396 | $6,396 – $6,396 |
| 22 | First Health first health repricing addrs [55113] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,396 | $6,396 | $6,396 – $6,396 |
| 23 | First Health first health uprehs [55119] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,396 | $6,396 | $6,396 – $6,396 |
| 24 | First Health zzzfirst health benefit management [55117] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,396 | $6,396 | $6,396 – $6,396 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield freedom network healthlink [40019] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,883 | $6,883 | $6,883 – $6,883 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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