Cervical spine X-ray, 4 or 5 views at UPMC Mercy

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SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $485 is 204% above the median hospital's median price ($159), higher than 87% of the 2,694 hospitals reporting CPT 72050. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72050 at UPMC Mercy

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 31 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	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
2	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
3	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
4	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
5	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	$3	2%	—	$106 – $112
6	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
7	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
8	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$130	$130	—	—	—	$130 – $130
9	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
10	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
11	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
12	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
13	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$356	$356	—	—	—	$356 – $356
14	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$389	$389	—	—	—	$389 – $389
15	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$390	$390	—	—	—	$390 – $390
16	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$396	$396	—	—	—	$396 – $396
17	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
18	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
19	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
20	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$485	$485	—	—	—	$485 – $485
21	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$485	$485	—	—	—	$485 – $485
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$510	$510	—	—	—	$510 – $510
23	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$510	$510	—	—	—	$510 – $510
24	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$523	$523	—	—	—	$523 – $523
25	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	—	—	—	$561 – $561

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