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
CON INJ ABS-CYST VIA DRN CATH
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $11.3k is 2000% above the median hospital's median price ($539), higher than 100% of the 1,947 hospitals reporting CPT 49424. 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, 19 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 | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 4 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $142 | $142 | — | — | — | $142 – $142 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $299 | $299 | — | — | — | $299 – $299 |
| 6 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $740 | $740 | — | — | — | $740 – $740 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931 | $931 | — | — | — | $931 – $931 |
| 8 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $991 | $991 | — | — | — | $991 – $991 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 10 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 11 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 12 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 13 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 14 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 16 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13.9k | $13.9k | — | — | — | $13.9k – $13.9k |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.9k | $13.9k | — | — | — | $13.9k – $13.9k |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $14.8k | $14.8k | — | — | — | $14.8k – $14.8k |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.8k | $14.8k | — | — | — | $14.8k – $14.8k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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