RC 612
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MR SP CANAL LUMBAR W
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $3.0k is 178% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 89% of the 1,772 hospitals reporting RC 612. 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, 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 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $358 | $331 | $55 | 17% | — | $242 – $375 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $368 | $332 | $54 | 16% | — | $249 – $368 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $368 | $332 | $54 | 16% | — | $249 – $368 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $369 | $38 | 10% | — | $295 – $390 |
| 5 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $503 | $476 | $50 | 10% | — | $380 – $503 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $536 | $508 | $53 | 10% | — | $405 – $536 |
| 7 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $690 | $805 | $290 | 36% | — | $269 – $1.2k |
| 8 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.8k | $653 | 36% | — | $605 – $2.7k |
| 9 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | $406 | 18% | — | $1.7k – $2.7k |
| 10 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.4k | $628 | 27% | — | $471 – $3.0k |
| 11 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.4k | $874 | 36% | — | $811 – $3.7k |
| 12 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.6k | $685 | 27% | — | $514 – $3.3k |
| 13 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.6k | $689 | 27% | — | $517 – $3.3k |
| 14 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.6k | $698 | 27% | — | $524 – $3.4k |
| 15 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.8k | $749 | 27% | — | $562 – $3.6k |
| 16 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.0k | $2.9k | $765 | 27% | — | $574 – $3.7k |
| 17 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.0k | $2.9k | $765 | 27% | — | $574 – $3.7k |
| 18 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.2k | $855 | 27% | — | $642 – $4.1k |
| 19 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.2k | $855 | 27% | — | $642 – $4.1k |
| 20 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.4k | $900 | 27% | — | $676 – $4.3k |
| 21 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.4k | $900 | 27% | — | $676 – $4.3k |
| 22 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $3.4k | $1.2k | 36% | — | $1.1k – $5.2k |
| 23 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.6k | $3.5k | $923 | 27% | — | $692 – $4.5k |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.7k | $990 | 27% | — | $743 – $4.8k |
| 25 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.7k | $990 | 27% | — | $743 – $4.8k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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