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TUBE TRACH CUFFED L PRESS 8LPC
New Castle, PA
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UPMC Jameson’s median price of $103 is 47% above the median hospital's median price ($70), higher than 64% of the 1,099 hospitals reporting HCPCS A7521. 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, 10 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 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54 | $63 | $20 | 33% | — | $45 – $97 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $66 | $77 | $25 | 33% | — | $55 – $119 |
| 5 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88 | $102 | $33 | 33% | — | $74 – $158 |
| 7 | MultiPlan ppo (inc. auto and worker's compensation) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $131 | $152 | $50 | 33% | — | $110 – $236 |
| 8 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $162 | $53 | 33% | — | $118 – $252 |
| 9 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $162 | $53 | 33% | — | $118 – $252 |
| 10 | MultiPlan ppo (inc. auto and worker's compensation) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $162 | $53 | 33% | — | $118 – $252 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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