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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ZB5NC ONC THY DNA&MRNA 112 GNS
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $6.6k is 76% above the median hospital's median price ($3.7k), higher than 90% of the 1,302 hospitals reporting CPT 0026U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 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 chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,578 | $1,578 | $1,578 – $1,578 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,220 | $2,220 | $2,220 – $2,220 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,635 | $2,635 | $2,635 – $2,635 |
| 4 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,689 | $3,689 | $3,689 – $3,689 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,888 | $3,888 | $3,888 – $3,888 |
| 6 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,888 | $3,888 | $3,888 – $3,888 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,888 | $3,888 | $3,888 – $3,888 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,888 | $3,888 | $3,888 – $3,888 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,960 | $3,960 | $3,960 – $3,960 |
| 10 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,137 | $4,137 | $4,137 – $4,137 |
| 11 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,940 | $4,940 | $4,940 – $4,940 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,831 | $5,831 | $5,831 – $5,831 |
| 13 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,138 | $6,138 | $6,138 – $6,138 |
| 14 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,138 | $6,138 | $6,138 – $6,138 |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,015 | $7,015 | $7,015 – $7,015 |
| 16 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,015 | $7,015 | $7,015 – $7,015 |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,454 | $7,454 | $7,454 – $7,454 |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,454 | $7,454 | $7,454 – $7,454 |
| 19 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7,809 | $7,809 | $7,809 – $7,809 |
| 20 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9,881 | $9,881 | $9,881 – $9,881 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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