Injection, desmopressin acetate at UPMC East

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DESMOPRESSIN 1MCG/0.25ML

Monroeville, PA

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UPMC East’s median price of $12 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($24), higher than 38% of the 2,227 hospitals reporting HCPCS J2597. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J2597 at UPMC East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 41 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	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
3	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
5	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	$0	2%	—	$4 – $4
6	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
7	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
8	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
9	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
10	UnitedHealthcare all business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
11	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
12	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
13	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
14	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
15	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
16	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
17	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
18	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$28	$102	$166	163%	—	$10 – $434
19	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$105	$171	163%	—	$11 – $448
20	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$108	$176	163%	—	$11 – $459
21	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$114	$186	163%	—	$11 – $485
22	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$114	$186	163%	—	$11 – $485
23	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$115	$187	163%	—	$11 – $487
24	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$117	$191	163%	—	$12 – $498
25	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$117	$191	163%	—	$12 – $498

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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