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HC PET BRAIN IMG METBOLIC EVAL-PI
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $5.7k is 166% above the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 91% of the 1,906 hospitals reporting CPT 78608. 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, 15 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 | $803 | $803 | — | — | — | $803 – $803 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $868 | $868 | — | — | — | $868 – $868 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $868 | $868 | — | — | — | $868 – $868 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 6 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 12 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 13 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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