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I131 IODIDE CAP/MCI THERAPUTIC
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $961 is 1993% above the median hospital's median price ($46), higher than 98% of the 1,818 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9517. 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, 18 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 | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 2 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | — | $76 – $76 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239 | $239 | — | — | — | $239 – $239 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $246 | $246 | — | — | — | $246 – $246 |
| 9 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247 | $247 | — | — | — | $247 – $247 |
| 10 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $320 | $320 | — | — | — | $320 – $320 |
| 11 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $329 | $329 | — | — | — | $329 – $329 |
| 12 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $641 | $641 | — | — | — | $641 – $641 |
| 13 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $961 | $961 | — | — | — | $961 – $961 |
| 14 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $961 | $961 | — | — | — | $961 – $961 |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 16 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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