Sentinel lymph node tracer injection at UPMC Hamot

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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INJ PROC/IDENT SENTINEL NODE

Erie, PA

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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $665 is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($536), higher than 60% of the 2,269 hospitals reporting CPT 38792. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38792 at UPMC Hamot

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 29 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	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
2	Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
3	UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
4	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$331	$331	—	—	—	$331 – $331
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$340	$340	—	—	—	$340 – $340
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$451	$451	—	—	—	$451 – $451
7	WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$464	$464	—	—	—	$464 – $464
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$473	$473	—	—	—	$473 – $473
10	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$477	$477	—	—	—	$477 – $477
11	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$478	$478	—	—	—	$478 – $478
12	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$478	$478	—	—	—	$478 – $478
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$809	$809	—	—	—	$809 – $809
14	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$873	$873	—	—	—	$873 – $873
15	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
16	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
17	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
18	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
20	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
21	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
22	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
24	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$2.3k	—	—	—	$2.3k – $2.3k
25	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$2.3k	—	—	—	$2.3k – $2.3k

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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