Azithromycin injection, 500 mg at UPMC Hamot

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AZITHROMYCIN 500MG VIAL INJ

Erie, PA

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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $118 is 698% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 95% of the 2,332 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0456. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J0456 at UPMC Hamot

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 27 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 medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2	$2	—	—	—	$2 – $2
2	Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
3	UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
4	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
5	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
6	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
7	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$42	$42	—	—	—	$42 – $42
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$98	$87	$27	31%	—	$15 – $98
9	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$94	$29	31%	—	$16 – $106
10	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$104	$33	31%	—	$18 – $118
11	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$104	$33	31%	—	$18 – $118
12	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$104	$33	31%	—	$18 – $118
13	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$104	$33	31%	—	$18 – $118
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$137	$121	$38	31%	—	$21 – $137
15	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$139	$43	31%	—	$24 – $157
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$139	$43	31%	—	$24 – $157
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$139	$43	31%	—	$24 – $157
18	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$139	$43	31%	—	$24 – $157
19	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$139	$43	31%	—	$24 – $157
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$178	$158	$49	31%	—	$28 – $178
21	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$196	$174	$54	31%	—	$31 – $196
22	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$243	$76	31%	—	$43 – $274
23	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$243	$76	31%	—	$43 – $274
24	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$243	$76	31%	—	$43 – $274
25	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$243	$76	31%	—	$43 – $274

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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