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ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS, OPEN; BY UPPER ARM CEPHALIC VEIN TRANSPOSITION
Monroeville, PA
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UPMC East’s median price of $5.4k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($5.7k), higher than 41% of the 1,720 hospitals reporting CPT 36818. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 13 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 complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 2 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 3 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 4 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 5 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 8 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | $129 | 2% | — | $5.4k – $5.7k |
| 9 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 11 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 13 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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