Sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere injection, per milliliter at UPMC East

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LUMASON KIT 25MG/ML INJ

Monroeville, PA

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UPMC East’s median price of $252 is 606% above the median hospital's median price ($36), higher than 87% of the 1,398 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q9950. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS Q9950 at UPMC East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 34 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	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
3	UnitedHealthcare all business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
4	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
5	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
6	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
7	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
8	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
9	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
10	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
11	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
12	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$225	$225	—	—	—	$225 – $225
13	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
14	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$239	$239	—	—	—	$239 – $239
15	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
16	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
17	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
18	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
19	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
20	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
21	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$260	—	—	—	$260 – $260
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$265	$265	—	—	—	$265 – $265
23	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$265	$265	—	—	—	$265 – $265
24	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$265	$265	—	—	—	$265 – $265
25	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$265	$265	—	—	—	$265 – $265

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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