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PIERCE SKULL & REMOVE CLOT
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $7.4k is 127% above the median hospital's median price ($3.3k), higher than 77% of the 1,316 hospitals reporting CPT 61154. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 25 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 | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 2 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 4 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 5 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 6 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 7 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 8 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 9 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 10 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 11 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 12 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 13 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 14 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 15 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 16 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 17 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.7k | $8.7k | $1.7k | 20% | — | $7.0k – $10.5k |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.7k | $8.7k | $1.7k | 20% | — | $7.0k – $10.5k |
| 21 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 22 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 23 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
| 24 | MultiPlan ppo (inc. auto and worker's compensation) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15.7k | $15.7k | — | — | — | $15.7k – $15.7k |
| 25 | MultiPlan ppo (inc. auto and worker's compensation) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.7k | $15.7k | — | — | — | $15.7k – $15.7k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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