Lab test for Mycobacterium avium complex by DNA probe 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

MYCOBAC AV-INTRA DNA QL RT-PCR

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $461 is 1136% above the median hospital's median price ($37), higher than 99% of the 1,587 hospitals reporting CPT 87561. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87561 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	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
2	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
3	Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
4	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
7	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
8	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
9	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$128	$128	—	—	—	$128 – $128
10	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$151	$151	—	—	—	$151 – $151
11	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$203	$203	—	—	—	$203 – $203
12	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$239	$239	—	—	—	$239 – $239
13	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
14	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$405	$405	—	—	—	$405 – $405
15	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
16	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
17	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$567	$567	—	—	—	$567 – $567
18	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$567	$567	—	—	—	$567 – $567
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$603	$603	—	—	—	$603 – $603
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$603	$603	—	—	—	$603 – $603

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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