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Original text from hospital filings
LITHOLAPAXY: CRUSHING OR FRAGMENTATION OF CALCULUS BY ANY MEANS IN BLADDER AND REMOVAL OF FRAGMENTS; SIMPLE OR SMALL (LESS THAN 2.5 CM)
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $1.6k is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 21% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 52317. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 11 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 | $294 | $294 | — | — | — | $294 – $294 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405 | $405 | — | — | — | $405 – $405 |
| 4 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $545 | $545 | — | — | — | $545 – $545 |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 6 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 9 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | $82 | 2% | — | $3.5k – $3.6k |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 11 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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