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TUBE LARYNGECTOMY 6 MALLINCKRO
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $393 is 458% above the median hospital's median price ($70), higher than 94% of the 1,099 hospitals reporting HCPCS A7521. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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 | Highmark medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 4 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 6 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $147 | $147 | — | — | — | $147 – $147 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 9 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $197 | $197 | — | — | — | $197 – $197 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 11 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $393 | $393 | — | — | — | $393 – $393 |
| 12 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $314 | $426 | $423 | 99% | — | $1 – $1.3k |
| 13 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $436 | $592 | $588 | 99% | — | $2 – $1.7k |
| 14 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $871 | $1.2k | $1.2k | 99% | — | $3 – $3.5k |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.7k | $1.6k | 99% | — | $4 – $4.9k |
| 16 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.7k | $1.6k | 99% | — | $4 – $4.9k |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.9k | $1.9k | 99% | — | $5 – $5.6k |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.9k | $1.9k | 99% | — | $5 – $5.6k |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $2.0k | $2.0k | 99% | — | $5 – $5.9k |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $2.0k | $2.0k | 99% | — | $5 – $5.9k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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