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LITHOLAPAXY: CRUSHING OR FRAGMENTATION OF CALCULUS BY ANY MEANS IN BLADDER AND REMOVAL OF FRAGMENTS; SIMPLE OR SMALL (LESS THAN 2.5 CM)
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.5k is 60% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 19% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 52317. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 16 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 | $333 | $333 | — | — | — | $333 – $333 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405 | $405 | — | — | — | $405 – $405 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $550 | $550 | — | — | — | $550 – $550 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931 | $931 | — | — | — | $931 – $931 |
| 6 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 7 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 11 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 12 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 15 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 16 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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