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Original text from hospital filings
US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $371 is 73% above the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 70% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 76536. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 29 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 | $87.80 | $87.80 | $87.80 – $87.80 |
| 2 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $95.91 | $95.91 | $95.91 – $95.91 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.99 | $108.99 | $106.45 – $111.52 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.49 | $109.49 | $109.49 – $109.49 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.49 | $109.49 | $109.49 – $109.49 |
| 6 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.23 | $113.23 | $113.23 – $113.23 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $120.82 | $120.82 | $120.82 – $120.82 |
| 8 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $216.02 | $216.02 | $216.02 – $216.02 |
| 9 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $272.02 | $272.02 | $272.02 – $272.02 |
| 10 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $289.28 | $289.28 | $289.28 – $289.28 |
| 11 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296.89 | $296.89 | $296.89 – $296.89 |
| 12 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $298.35 | $298.35 | $298.35 – $298.35 |
| 13 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $302.25 | $302.25 | $302.25 – $302.25 |
| 14 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $324.68 | $324.68 | $324.68 – $324.68 |
| 15 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $331.50 | $331.50 | $331.50 – $331.50 |
| 16 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $331.50 | $331.50 | $331.50 – $331.50 |
| 17 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $370.50 | $370.50 | $370.50 – $370.50 |
| 18 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $370.50 | $370.50 | $370.50 – $370.50 |
| 19 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $390.00 | $390.00 | $390.00 – $390.00 |
| 20 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.00 | $390.00 | $390.00 – $390.00 |
| 21 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $399.75 | $399.75 | $399.75 – $399.75 |
| 22 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.44 | $407.44 | $407.44 – $407.44 |
| 23 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $487.50 | $487.50 | $390.00 – $585.00 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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