Fluoroscopy guidance for spine injection at UPMC Mercy

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FLUORO GUID/LOC DIA/TH INJ SPI

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $249 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($295), higher than 43% of the 2,157 hospitals reporting CPT 77003. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 77003 at UPMC Mercy

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 28 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	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
3	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
4	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
5	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
6	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
7	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
8	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$189	$189	—	—	—	$189 – $189
9	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
10	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
11	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
12	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
13	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
14	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$229	$229	—	—	—	$229 – $229
15	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$236	$236	—	—	—	$236 – $236
16	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$236	$236	—	—	—	$236 – $236
17	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
18	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
19	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	—	—	—	$255 – $255
20	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$274	—	—	—	$274 – $274
21	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$274	—	—	—	$274 – $274
22	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$311	$311	$62	20%	—	$249 – $373
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311	$311	$62	20%	—	$249 – $373
24	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311	$311	—	—	—	$311 – $311
25	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$322	$322	—	—	—	$322 – $322

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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