RC 324

Chest X-ray at UPMC Mercy

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Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $289 is 49% above the median hospital's median price ($194), higher than 79% of the 1,635 hospitals reporting RC 324. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 324 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	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	$4	31%	—	$6 – $15
2	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$27	$26	$8	31%	—	$14 – $35
3	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$27	$28	$7	26%	—	$18 – $37
4	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$35	$11	31%	—	$19 – $46
5	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$36	$10	26%	—	$23 – $48
6	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$39	$10	26%	—	$25 – $51
7	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$50	$50	$15	31%	—	$27 – $65
8	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$67	$66	$21	31%	—	$37 – $88
9	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92	$95	$8	9%	—	$88 – $112
10	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$95	$8	9%	—	$91 – $109
11	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$95	$8	9%	—	$91 – $109
12	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
13	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
14	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	—	—	—	$232 – $232
15	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
16	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$236	$236	—	—	—	$236 – $236
17	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
18	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
19	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
20	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
21	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
23	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
24	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$312	$312	—	—	—	$312 – $312
25	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$335	$335	—	—	—	$335 – $335

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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