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Original text from hospital filings
HC DRN EXT EAR ABSC/HEMA COMP
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $2.1k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 60% of the 1,848 hospitals reporting CPT 69005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 19 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 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $175 | $175 | — | — | — | $175 – $175 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $664 | $664 | — | — | — | $664 – $664 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $2.5k | 93% | — | $175 – $5.1k |
| 10 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 14 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 16 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 17 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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