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
INSERTION OF INFLATABLE URETHRAL/BLADDER NECK SPHINCTER, INCLUDING PLACEMENT OF PUMP, RESERVOIR, AND CUFF
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $10.2k is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($17.6k), higher than 34% of the 1,615 hospitals reporting CPT 53445. 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 | $586 | $586 | — | — | — | $586 – $586 |
| 2 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 3 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 4 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 5 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.6k | $20.6k | $480 | 2% | — | $20.1k – $21.1k |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.7k | $20.7k | — | — | — | $20.7k – $20.7k |
| 8 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.7k | $20.7k | — | — | — | $20.7k – $20.7k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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