Pyruvate blood test at UPMC Mercy

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PYRUVATE/CSF

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $71 is 256% above the median hospital's median price ($20), higher than 88% of the 2,174 hospitals reporting CPT 84210. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 84210 at UPMC Mercy

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	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
3	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
4	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	$0	2%	—	$15 – $16
5	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
6	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
7	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
8	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
9	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
10	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
11	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
12	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
13	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
14	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
15	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
16	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
17	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
18	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
19	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
20	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
21	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
22	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
23	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
24	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
25	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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