Liver and gallbladder imaging scan with tracer at UPMC Northwest

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HEPATOBIL SYS IMG W PHARM

Seneca, PA

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UPMC Northwest’s median price of $570 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($844), higher than 24% of the 2,482 hospitals reporting CPT 78227. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78227 at UPMC Northwest

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 30 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 unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
2	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$397	$397	—	—	—	$397 – $397
3	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
4	Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$513	$513	—	—	—	$513 – $513
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$517	$517	—	—	—	$517 – $517
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$534	$534	$5	1%	—	$529 – $539
7	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$539	$539	—	—	—	$539 – $539
8	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$540	$540	—	—	—	$540 – $540
9	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$554	$554	—	—	—	$554 – $554
10	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$554	$554	—	—	—	$554 – $554
11	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
12	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
13	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
14	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
16	Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$666	$666	—	—	—	$666 – $666
17	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
18	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$856	$856	—	—	—	$856 – $856
19	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$856	$856	—	—	—	$856 – $856
20	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$880	$880	—	—	—	$880 – $880
21	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$884	$884	—	—	—	$884 – $884
22	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$898	$898	—	—	—	$898 – $898
23	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$898	$898	—	—	—	$898 – $898
24	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$908	$908	—	—	—	$908 – $908
25	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$927	$927	—	—	—	$927 – $927

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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