Perflutren lipid microspheres ultrasound contrast injection at UPMC Presbyterian

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PERFLUTREN LIP MCR 0.55MG/1ML

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.8k is 1097% above the median hospital's median price ($149), higher than 98% of the 1,901 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q9957. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS Q9957 at UPMC Presbyterian

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 19 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 community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
3	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
4	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
5	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$448	$448	—	—	—	$448 – $448
6	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$583	$583	—	—	—	$583 – $583
7	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$600	$600	—	—	—	$600 – $600
8	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$640	$640	$213	33%	—	$427 – $854
9	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$889	$889	$296	33%	—	$593 – $1.2k
10	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
11	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	$450	33%	—	$901 – $1.8k
12	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	$479	33%	—	$959 – $1.9k
13	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.8k	$1.8k	$593	33%	—	$1.2k – $2.4k
14	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.5k	$2.5k	$830	33%	—	$1.7k – $3.3k
15	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.5k	$2.5k	$830	33%	—	$1.7k – $3.3k
16	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.8k	$2.8k	$948	33%	—	$1.9k – $3.8k
17	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.8k	$2.8k	$948	33%	—	$1.9k – $3.8k
18	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3.0k	$3.0k	$1.0k	33%	—	$2.0k – $4.0k
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3.0k	$3.0k	$1.0k	33%	—	$2.0k – $4.0k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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