Mixed lymphocyte culture for HLA typing at UPMC Presbyterian

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PRECOLLECTION SAMPLE STD/URG

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $690 is 1697% above the median hospital's median price ($38), higher than 99% of the 1,419 hospitals reporting CPT 86821. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 86821 at UPMC Presbyterian

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 21 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	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
2	Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
3	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
4	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
5	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$42	$42	—	—	—	$42 – $42
6	UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
7	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
8	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
9	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
10	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
11	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$258	$258	—	—	—	$258 – $258
12	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$345	$345	—	—	—	$345 – $345
13	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$407	$407	—	—	—	$407 – $407
14	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
15	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$690	$690	—	—	—	$690 – $690
16	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.2k	$3.8k	$2.8k	73%	—	$2.2k – $8.7k
17	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.2k	$3.8k	$2.8k	73%	—	$2.2k – $8.7k
18	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.5k	$4.4k	$3.2k	73%	—	$2.5k – $9.9k
19	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.5k	$4.4k	$3.2k	73%	—	$2.5k – $9.9k
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.7k	$4.6k	$3.4k	73%	—	$2.7k – $10.5k
21	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.7k	$4.6k	$3.4k	73%	—	$2.7k – $10.5k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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