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
CTA HEAD W/WO CON W/PST PROC
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $811 is 56% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 62% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 32 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 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.80 | $199.80 | $199.80 – $199.80 |
| 2 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $201.76 | $201.76 | $201.76 – $201.76 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $205.67 | $205.67 | $205.67 – $205.67 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $209.59 | $209.59 | $209.59 – $209.59 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.53 | $211.53 | $211.53 – $211.53 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.55 | $211.55 | $211.55 – $211.55 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.55 | $211.55 | $211.55 – $211.55 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $323.48 | $323.48 | $323.48 – $323.48 |
| 9 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $337.55 | $337.55 | $337.55 – $337.55 |
| 10 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $417.15 | $417.15 | $417.15 – $417.15 |
| 11 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $431.63 | $431.63 | $431.63 – $431.63 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $439.12 | $439.12 | $439.12 – $439.12 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $611.61 | $611.61 | $611.61 – $611.61 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $693.00 | $693.00 | $693.00 – $693.00 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,304 | $1,304 | $1,304 – $1,304 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,499 | $1,499 | $1,499 – $1,499 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,619 | $1,619 | $1,619 – $1,619 |
| 18 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,799 | $1,799 | $1,799 – $1,799 |
| 19 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,799 | $1,799 | $1,799 – $1,799 |
| 20 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,799 | $1,799 | $1,799 – $1,799 |
| 21 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,799 | $1,799 | $1,799 – $1,799 |
| 22 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,087 | $2,087 | $2,087 – $2,087 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,399 | $2,399 | $2,399 – $2,399 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,399 | $2,399 | $2,399 – $2,399 |
| 25 | Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,399 | $2,399 | $2,399 – $2,399 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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