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
PARATHYROIDECTOMY OR EXPLORATION OF PARATHYROID(S);
Monroeville, PA
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UPMC East’s median price of $5.9k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 44% of the 1,876 hospitals reporting CPT 60500. 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 | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 2 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 3 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 4 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | $141 | 2% | — | $5.9k – $6.2k |
| 8 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 10 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 12 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 13 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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