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CSF LEAK DETECTION & LOC
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.7k is 28% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 76% of the 1,730 hospitals reporting CPT 78650. 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, 22 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 | $65 | $65 | — | — | — | $65 – $65 |
| 2 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $123 | $123 | — | — | — | $123 – $123 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $131 | $131 | — | — | — | $131 – $131 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $266 | $266 | — | — | — | $266 – $266 |
| 6 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $660 | $660 | — | — | — | $660 – $660 |
| 7 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $744 | $744 | — | — | — | $744 – $744 |
| 8 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $883 | $883 | — | — | — | $883 – $883 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 11 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 12 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 17 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12.1k | $12.1k | — | — | — | $12.1k – $12.1k |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.1k | $12.1k | — | — | — | $12.1k – $12.1k |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13.9k | $13.9k | — | — | — | $13.9k – $13.9k |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.9k | $13.9k | — | — | — | $13.9k – $13.9k |
| 21 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $14.7k | $14.7k | — | — | — | $14.7k – $14.7k |
| 22 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.7k | $14.7k | — | — | — | $14.7k – $14.7k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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