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.
Original text from hospital filings
ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
Kansas City, MO
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University Health Truman Medical Center’s median price of $269 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 25% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 31500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 29 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 aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $213.05 | $213.05 | $213.05 – $213.05 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $236.07 | $218.37 | $94.43 – $236.07 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $236.07 | $218.37 | $94.43 – $236.07 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $236.07 | $218.37 | $94.43 – $236.07 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $236.07 | $218.37 | $94.43 – $236.07 |
| 6 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $237.23 | $237.23 | $237.23 – $237.23 |
| 7 | Ambetter ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $269.12 | $248.94 | $107.65 – $269.12 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $252.50 | $252.50 | $252.50 – $252.50 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs preferred care blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $258.56 | $258.56 | $258.56 – $258.56 |
| 10 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.98 | $288.53 | $181.71 – $350.98 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.65 | $303.05 | $190.86 – $368.65 |
| 12 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.65 | $305.56 | $190.86 – $368.65 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $339.87 | $339.87 | $339.87 – $339.87 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $336.00 | $343.87 | $336.00 – $395.00 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs blue metro aca facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $432.28 | $344.37 | $223.80 – $432.28 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs blue select exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $432.28 | $344.37 | $223.80 – $432.28 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs blue care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $476.72 | $372.32 | $246.81 – $476.72 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs blue select plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $465.11 | $382.35 | $240.80 – $465.11 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $471.17 | $394.00 | $261.45 – $471.17 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (hmo/ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $419.00 | $406.19 | $65.96 – $493.00 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs freedom network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $505.00 | $415.14 | $261.45 – $505.00 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs freedom network select facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $505.00 | $415.14 | $261.45 – $505.00 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs preferred care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $505.00 | $415.14 | $261.45 – $505.00 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs freedom network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $505.00 | $418.58 | $261.45 – $505.00 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs preferred care facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $505.00 | $418.58 | $261.45 – $505.00 |
Last updated: Aug 5, 2026
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