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F18-FDG P/ DOSE (<= 45MCI)
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.7k is 153% above the median hospital's median price ($662), higher than 91% of the 1,744 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 15 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 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $428 | $428 | — | — | — | $428 – $428 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $524 | $524 | — | — | — | $524 – $524 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 6 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 7 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 9 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 10 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 11 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 12 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 13 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 14 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 15 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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