RC 312

Histology laboratory tissue examination at UPMC Mercy

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MORPH ANAL MANUAL ISH/EA PROBE

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $371 is 121% above the median hospital's median price ($167), higher than 92% of the 1,641 hospitals reporting RC 312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 312 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	$150	$160	$71	45%	—	$53 – $341
2	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$145	$175	$150	86%	—	$25 – $603
3	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$212	$183	$108	59%	—	$38 – $298
4	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$193	$206	$92	45%	—	$68 – $440
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$220	$98	45%	—	$73 – $469
6	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$220	$264	$226	86%	—	$37 – $911
7	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$312	$238	76%	—	$43 – $1.0k
8	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$360	$335	$200	60%	—	$172 – $857
9	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$370	$336	$200	60%	—	$176 – $841
10	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$370	$336	$200	60%	—	$176 – $841
11	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$310	$340	$259	76%	—	$47 – $1.1k
12	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$312	$342	$261	76%	—	$47 – $1.1k
13	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$316	$346	$264	76%	—	$47 – $1.2k
14	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$294	$353	$303	86%	—	$50 – $1.2k
15	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$423	$365	$216	59%	—	$77 – $597
16	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$340	$372	$284	76%	—	$51 – $1.2k
17	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$347	$380	$290	76%	—	$52 – $1.3k
18	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$347	$380	$290	76%	—	$52 – $1.3k
19	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$347	$417	$357	86%	—	$59 – $1.4k
20	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$387	$424	$324	76%	—	$58 – $1.4k
21	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$387	$424	$324	76%	—	$58 – $1.4k
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$408	$447	$341	76%	—	$61 – $1.5k
23	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$408	$447	$341	76%	—	$61 – $1.5k
24	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$418	$458	$349	76%	—	$63 – $1.5k
25	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$449	$491	$375	76%	—	$67 – $1.6k

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