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Original text from hospital filings
HC PERQ PLMT BILE DUCT STENT; EXISTING ACCESS
Lititz, PA
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UPMC Lititz’s median price of $10.5k is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($6.7k), higher than 87% of the 1,917 hospitals reporting CPT 47538. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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 | $362 | $362 | — | — | — | $362 – $362 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 6 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | $8.5k | 96% | — | $341 – $17.2k |
| 9 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 10 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.3k | $9.3k | — | — | — | $9.3k – $9.3k |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10.5k | $10.5k | — | — | — | $10.5k – $10.5k |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11.1k | $11.1k | — | — | — | $11.1k – $11.1k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11.1k | $11.1k | — | — | — | $11.1k – $11.1k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11.1k | $11.1k | — | — | — | $11.1k – $11.1k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - children's health insurance facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $16.7k | $16.7k | — | — | — | $16.7k – $16.7k |
| 17 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.6k | $17.6k | — | — | — | $17.6k – $17.6k |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | — | $20.1k – $20.1k |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | — | $20.1k – $20.1k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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