Sputum sample collection using aerosol-induced technique at UPMC Hanover

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC AEROSOL INHAL/SPUTUM IND

Hanover, PA

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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $219 is 34% above the median hospital's median price ($164), higher than 82% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 89220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 89220 at UPMC Hanover

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 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 commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
2	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
3	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	—	$15 – $15
4	Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
5	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$162	$162	—	—	—	$162 – $162
6	Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
7	Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
8	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
9	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
10	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
12	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	$264	95%	—	$15 – $543
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$344	$344	—	—	—	$344 – $344
14	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$582	$582	—	—	—	$582 – $582
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
17	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
18	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
19	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
20	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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