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Original text from hospital filings
CLOSURE OF THE LACRIMAL PUNCTUM; BY PLUG, EACH
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $308 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($368), higher than 35% of the 1,553 hospitals reporting CPT 68761. 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 | $246 | $246 | — | — | — | $246 – $246 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $306 | $306 | $7 | 2% | — | $299 – $313 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $555 | $555 | — | — | — | $555 – $555 |
| 6 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $743 | $743 | — | — | — | $743 – $743 |
| 7 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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