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
US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $283 is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 61% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 76536. 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, 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $87.80 | $87.80 | $87.80 – $87.80 |
| 2 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91.62 | $91.62 | $91.62 – $91.62 |
| 3 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $95.91 | $95.91 | $95.91 – $95.91 |
| 4 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.23 | $113.23 | $113.23 – $113.23 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $119.19 | $119.19 | $119.19 – $119.19 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $119.35 | $119.35 | $119.35 – $119.35 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $120.52 | $120.52 | $120.52 – $120.52 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $122.86 | $122.86 | $122.86 – $122.86 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.20 | $125.20 | $125.20 – $125.20 |
| 10 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $126.36 | $126.36 | $126.36 – $126.36 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $126.37 | $126.37 | $126.37 – $126.37 |
| 12 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $126.37 | $126.37 | $126.37 – $126.37 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $163.70 | $163.70 | $64.85 – $262.55 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $249.25 | $249.25 | $249.25 – $249.25 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $269.19 | $269.19 | $269.19 – $269.19 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $276.00 | $276.00 | $276.00 – $276.00 |
| 17 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $289.83 | $289.83 | $289.83 – $289.83 |
| 18 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.10 | $299.10 | $299.10 – $299.10 |
| 19 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.10 | $299.10 | $299.10 – $299.10 |
| 20 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.10 | $299.10 | $299.10 – $299.10 |
| 21 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.10 | $299.10 | $299.10 – $299.10 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.80 | $398.80 | $398.80 – $398.80 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $398.80 | $398.80 | $398.80 – $398.80 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.80 | $398.80 | $398.80 – $398.80 |
| 25 | Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $398.80 | $398.80 | $398.80 – $398.80 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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