Technetium-99m sulfur colloid radioactive tracer at UPMC Northwest

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TC99M SULF COLL (<= 20MCI)

Seneca, PA

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UPMC Northwest’s median price of $202 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($273), higher than 30% of the 2,079 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9541. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9541 at UPMC Northwest

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 22 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 · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
2	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
3	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
4	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
5	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
6	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
7	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
8	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
9	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
10	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
11	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
12	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
13	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
14	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
15	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$202	$202	—	—	—	$202 – $202
16	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$202	$202	—	—	—	$202 – $202
17	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
18	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
21	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
22	Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$382	$382	—	—	—	$382 – $382

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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