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PIERCE SKULL & REMOVE CLOT
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $14.3k is 338% above the median hospital's median price ($3.3k), higher than 92% of the 1,316 hospitals reporting CPT 61154. 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, 17 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 3 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 4 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 6 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.8k | $9.8k | — | — | — | $9.8k – $9.8k |
| 9 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.7k | $12.7k | — | — | — | $12.7k – $12.7k |
| 10 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.0k | $13.0k | — | — | — | $13.0k – $13.0k |
| 11 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.1k | $13.1k | — | — | — | $13.1k – $13.1k |
| 12 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $18.2k | $18.2k | — | — | — | $18.2k – $18.2k |
| 13 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18.2k | $18.2k | — | — | — | $18.2k – $18.2k |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $20.8k | $20.8k | — | — | — | $20.8k – $20.8k |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.8k | $20.8k | — | — | — | $20.8k – $20.8k |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $22.1k | $22.1k | — | — | — | $22.1k – $22.1k |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.1k | $22.1k | — | — | — | $22.1k – $22.1k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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