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
HC THORACOTOMY MAJ W/CARDIAC MASG
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $3.8k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($2.7k), higher than 62% of the 1,498 hospitals reporting CPT 32160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 12 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 medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $750 | $750 | — | — | — | $750 – $750 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 4 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 9 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 10 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 11 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 12 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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