Trauma team activation
Facility: Cox Medical Centers
Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,214 compared to the $1,397 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.87× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,397 (about 1.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Cox Medical Centers charges insurers about $1,214, or about $2,272 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Springfield, MO.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $1,257 - $4,242 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,276 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $4,836 | 355% |
| Humanamajor | $1,257 | 92% |
| Devoted Health | $1,345 | 99% |
| Health Net | $1,257 | 92% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $1,029 - $12,937 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cox Medical Centers
Compare: Trauma team activation at other MO hospitals
- University Health Lakewood Medical Center · Kansas City $943
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $1,251
- University of Missouri Health Care · Columbia $1,283
- Mercy Hospital St Louis · Saint Louis $1,310
- Mercy Hospital Washington · Washington $1,310
- Mercy Hospital South · Saint Louis $1,310
- Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $1,333
- Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $1,333
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $3,272
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $3,272).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,272) Beats Your Bill
Cox Medical Centers's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,272 (vs. $1,214 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,397 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($9,015) is $7,618 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,397) and 6.6× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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