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
EXTERNAL CANNULA DECLOTTING (SEPARATE PROCEDURE); WITH BALLOON CATHETER
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $4.1k is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($5.7k), higher than 27% of the 1,494 hospitals reporting CPT 36861. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 8 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 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $837 | $837 | — | — | — | $837 – $837 |
| 2 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 3 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 4 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 5 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | $129 | 2% | — | $5.4k – $5.7k |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 8 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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