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Original text from hospital filings
TRANSCATHETER PLACEMENT OF INTRAVASCULAR STENT(S), CENTRAL DIALYSIS SEGMENT, PERFORMED THROUGH DIALYSIS CIRCUIT, INCLUDING ALL IMAGING AND RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE STENTING, AND ALL ANGIOPLASTY IN THE CENTRAL DIALYSIS SEGMENT (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $1.7k is 43% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 30% of the 1,706 hospitals reporting CPT 36908. 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176 | $176 | — | — | — | $176 – $176 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $228 | $228 | — | — | — | $228 – $228 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
| 4 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 6 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 7 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.4k | $9.4k | — | — | — | $9.4k – $9.4k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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