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EXCHG PREV DRN CATH W/RAD GUID
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $5.9k is 170% above the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 99% of the 2,094 hospitals reporting CPT 49423. 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, 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 chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | — | $76 – $76 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $87 | $87 | — | — | — | $87 – $87 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93 | $93 | — | — | — | $93 – $93 |
| 4 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931 | $931 | — | — | — | $931 – $931 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 8 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 9 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 11 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 12 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 13 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 14 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 16 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 17 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 18 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 21 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 22 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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