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HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV
Philadelphia, PA
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Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s median price of $182 is 110% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 76% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 35 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 unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.73 | $17.73 | $17.73 – $17.73 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj- hmo pos and direct access facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.52 | $40.52 | $40.52 – $40.52 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.52 | $40.52 | $40.52 – $40.52 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.52 | $40.52 | $40.52 – $40.52 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $54.50 | $54.50 | $54.50 – $54.50 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54.50 | $54.50 | $54.50 – $54.50 |
| 7 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54.77 | $54.77 | $54.77 – $54.77 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $55.59 | $55.59 | $55.59 – $55.59 |
| 9 | Humana humana medicare facility · other · outpatient | $56.13 | $56.13 | $56.13 – $56.13 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $56.14 | $56.14 | $56.14 – $56.14 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.77 | $57.77 | $57.77 – $57.77 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.77 | $57.77 | $57.77 – $57.77 |
| 13 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $58.86 | $58.86 | $58.86 – $58.86 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.86 | $60.86 | $60.86 – $60.86 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $69.82 | $69.82 | $69.82 – $69.82 |
| 16 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $92.65 | $92.65 | $92.65 – $92.65 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $131.07 | $105.37 | $28.27 – $131.07 |
| 18 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $114.61 | $114.61 | $114.61 – $114.61 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.01 | $128.01 | $128.01 – $128.01 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield personal choice-ibc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $130.24 | $130.24 | $130.24 – $130.24 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $144.26 | $144.26 | $144.26 – $144.26 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $186.03 | $149.56 | $40.13 – $186.03 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.58 | $174.12 | $46.72 – $216.58 |
| 24 | Optum optum urn-transplant commercial facility · other · outpatient | $272.50 | $249.98 | $182.40 – $272.50 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $358.01 | $287.81 | $77.22 – $358.01 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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