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
IMAGING THYROID CA METS W B
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $640 is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($748), higher than 39% of the 2,159 hospitals reporting CPT 78018. 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 2 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $139 | $139 | — | — | — | $139 – $139 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $147 | $147 | — | — | — | $147 – $147 |
| 5 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $501 | $501 | — | — | — | $501 – $501 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $541 | $541 | — | — | — | $541 – $541 |
| 8 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $601 | — | — | — | $601 – $601 |
| 9 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $601 | — | — | — | $601 – $601 |
| 10 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $601 | — | — | — | $601 – $601 |
| 11 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $601 | $601 | — | — | — | $601 – $601 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $604 | $604 | — | — | — | $604 – $604 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $610 | $610 | — | — | — | $610 – $610 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $622 | $622 | — | — | — | $622 – $622 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $634 | $634 | — | — | — | $634 – $634 |
| 16 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640 | $640 | — | — | — | $640 – $640 |
| 17 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640 | $640 | — | — | — | $640 – $640 |
| 18 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $640 | $640 | — | — | — | $640 – $640 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $724 | $724 | — | — | — | $724 – $724 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $801 | $801 | — | — | — | $801 – $801 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $801 | $801 | — | — | — | $801 – $801 |
| 22 | Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $801 | $801 | — | — | — | $801 – $801 |
| 23 | Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $801 | $801 | — | — | — | $801 – $801 |
| 24 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $875 | $875 | — | — | — | $875 – $875 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $910 | $910 | — | — | — | $910 – $910 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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