CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: University Health Lakewood Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,331

about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,380–$10,090

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,255

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,076 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $8,331 This hospital $5,255 Cash price $6,087 Hospital's list price $11,067

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MO hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $3,902 Priciest $6,120

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $8,331 (about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). University Health Lakewood Medical Center charges insurers about $5,255, or about $6,087 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kansas City, MO.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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	$2,591 - $9,691	46%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,272 - $9,196	22%
Aetnamajor	$1,613 - $4,711	28%
Cignamajor	$1,600	28%
Humanamajor	$1,600 - $4,711	28%
Ambetter (Centene)	$5,371	95%
Oscar Health	$7,335	129%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$4,711

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 6,087), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University Health Lakewood Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University Health Lakewood Medical Center

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other MO hospitals

The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $3,902
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $3,925
Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $3,925
Mercy Hospital Aurora · Aurora $4,655
Mercy Hospital - Cassville · Cassville $4,655
Mercy Hospital Carthage · Carthage $4,984
St Mary's Medical Center · Blue Springs $5,779
St Joseph Medical Center · Kansas City $6,120

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.