RC 309
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 AEROSOL INHAL/SPUTUM IND
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $36 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($65), higher than 28% of the 1,455 hospitals reporting RC 309. 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, 24 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 | $16 | $19 | $12 | 61% | — | $3 – $83 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $23 | $24 | 105% | — | $4 – $162 |
| 3 | Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $23 | $24 | 105% | — | $4 – $164 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $23 | $24 | 105% | — | $4 – $164 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $23 | $24 | 105% | — | $4 – $164 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $24 | $25 | 105% | — | $4 – $171 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $24 | $25 | 105% | — | $4 – $172 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $24 | $25 | 105% | — | $4 – $175 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $26 | $19 | 74% | — | $4 – $114 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $31 | $28 | 88% | — | $5 – $155 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $28 | $35 | $36 | 102% | — | $3 – $344 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $45 | $50 | $29 | 58% | — | $10 – $117 |
| 14 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37 | $53 | $65 | 123% | — | $4 – $543 |
| 15 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $74 | $74 | — | — | — | $74 – $74 |
| 17 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $61 | $81 | $85 | 105% | — | $13 – $582 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99 | $125 | $127 | 102% | — | $11 – $1.2k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99 | $125 | $127 | 102% | — | $11 – $1.2k |
| 20 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $156 | $159 | 102% | — | $14 – $1.5k |
| 21 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $156 | $159 | 102% | — | $14 – $1.5k |
| 22 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $156 | $159 | 102% | — | $14 – $1.5k |
| 23 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $156 | $159 | 102% | — | $14 – $1.5k |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402 | $295 | $152 | 52% | — | $80 – $402 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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