Saint Luke's East Hospital prices
Saint Luke's East Hospital in Lees Summit, MO publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Saint Luke's East Hospital publishes for common services
MRI brain, without contrast: listed at $5,254. Insurers pay a median of $275, across 8 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "HC ER Visit Class I W Proc" | $147 | $88.20 | - |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "HC ER Visit Class II W Proc" | $932 | $559 | - |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "HC ER Visit Class III W Proc" | $2,121 | $1,273 | - |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "HC ER Visit Class IV W Proc" | $2,433 | $1,460 | - |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "HC ER Visit Class V W Proc" | $4,008 | $2,405 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "HC OP Est Patient Level 3 W Proc" | $284 | $170 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "HC OP Est Patient Level 4 W Proc" | $298 | $179 | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "CYANOCOBALAMIN (VIT B-12) 1 000 MCG/ML INJECTION SOLUTION" | $21.40 to $148 | $12.84 to $88.71 | - |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "HC Dx Ankle Min 3 Views Bilat" | $1,167 to $1,751 | $700 to $1,051 | $41.76$29.47 to $164, 8 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "HC CT Abd Pelvis WO Contrast" | $10,002 | $6,001 | $195$111 to $781, 8 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "HC CT Abd Pelvis Enterography W Con" | $10,910 | $6,546 | $386$181 to $1,689, 8 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "HC CT Abd Pelvis W and WO Contrast" | $12,324 | $7,394 | $476$207 to $1,906, 8 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "HC MRI Head WO Contrast" | $5,254 | $3,152 | $275$131 to $1,102, 8 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "HC MRI Head W WO Contrast" | $6,357 | $3,814 | $462$207 to $1,911, 8 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "HC MRI Pelvis WO Contrast" | $6,247 | $3,748 | $350$131 to $1,401, 8 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "HC MRI Pelvis W WO Contrast" | $8,147 | $4,888 | $513$207 to $2,052, 8 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "HC Echo Tte 2d Complete W Dop and Cf" | $5,778 | $3,467 | $402$292 to $904, 3 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "HC Echo Tte 2d Complete No Dop or Cf" | $1,884 | $1,130 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "HC Ekg|DISTINCT PROCEDURAL SERVICE" | $955 | $573 | $54.93$20.86 to $54.93, 7 insurers |
Source: Saint Luke's East Hospital's standard charges file, which the hospital dated December 31, 2025. Read on September 28, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Saint Luke's East Hospital to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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