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INJ DISKOGRAM CERV/THOR EA LEV
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $6.0k is 548% above the median hospital's median price ($932), higher than 97% of the 1,490 hospitals reporting CPT 62291. 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 | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $119 | $119 | — | — | — | $119 – $119 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127 | $127 | — | — | — | $127 – $127 |
| 4 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $549 | $549 | — | — | — | $549 – $549 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $608 | $608 | — | — | — | $608 – $608 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931 | $931 | — | — | — | $931 – $931 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 9 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 10 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 11 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 12 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 13 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 14 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 16 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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