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
ABSORPTION OF PT SERUM STROML
Everett, PA
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UPMC Bedford’s median price of $145 is 92% above the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 83% of the 2,137 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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