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
CHG CUL PRSMPTV PTHGNC ORGANISM SCRN W/COLONY ESTIMJ
ERIE, PA
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Saint Vincent Health Center’s median price of $7 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 4% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 55 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 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · outpatient | $3.75 | $3.75 | $3.11 – $4.38 |
| 2 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 3 | Highmark highmark community blue fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark connect blue fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 6 | Highmark highmark managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 7 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · inpatient | $4.38 | $4.38 | $4.38 – $4.38 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · outpatient | $4.80 | $4.80 | $4.38 – $5.22 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $5.11 | $5.11 | $5.11 – $5.11 |
| 15 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · outpatient | $5.38 | $5.38 | $4.38 – $6.37 |
| 16 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · outpatient | $5.38 | $5.38 | $4.38 – $6.37 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna better health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 18 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · outpatient | $5.85 | $5.85 | $4.38 – $7.31 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark community blue medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.10 | $6.10 | $6.10 – $6.10 |
| 20 | Highmark highmark complete blue medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $6.10 | $6.10 | $6.10 – $6.10 |
| 21 | Highmark highmark freedom blue fee schedule · outpatient | $6.17 | $6.17 | $6.17 – $6.17 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $6.29 | $6.29 | $6.29 – $6.29 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $6.29 | $6.64 | $6.29 – $7.16 |
| 24 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · outpatient | $6.64 | $6.64 | $4.38 – $8.89 |
| 25 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · outpatient | $6.64 | $6.64 | $4.38 – $8.89 |
Last updated: Apr 14, 2026
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