GJB2 gene analysis for known familial variants at UPMC Presbyterian

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

GJB2/GJB6 CONNEXIN 26/30 FAM

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $766 is 1085% above the median hospital's median price ($65), higher than 100% of the 1,369 hospitals reporting CPT 81253. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81253 at UPMC Presbyterian

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 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	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
2	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
3	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
4	Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
5	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
7	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
8	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$71	$71	—	—	—	$71 – $71
9	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
10	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
11	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$127	$127	—	—	—	$127 – $127
12	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
13	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
14	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$215	—	—	—	$215 – $215
15	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$825	$825	—	—	—	$825 – $825
16	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$825	$825	—	—	—	$825 – $825
17	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$942	$942	—	—	—	$942 – $942
18	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$942	$942	—	—	—	$942 – $942
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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