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X-RAY EXAM ENTIRE SPI 1 VW
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.3k is 964% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 99% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 72081. 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, 24 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 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 3 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 4 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 5 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 8 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $65 | $65 | — | — | — | $65 – $65 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $78 | $78 | — | — | — | $78 – $78 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 11 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 12 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 16 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $481 | $481 | — | — | — | $481 – $481 |
| 18 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $962 | $962 | — | — | — | $962 – $962 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 21 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 22 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 23 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 24 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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