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Original text from hospital filings
CTA HEAD W/WO CON W/PST PROC
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC St Margaret’s median price of $1.5k is 180% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 78% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. 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, 31 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 medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $182.45 | $182.45 | $178.21 – $186.69 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183.28 | $183.28 | $183.28 – $183.28 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $309.42 | $309.42 | $309.42 – $309.42 |
| 4 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $417.15 | $417.15 | $417.15 – $417.15 |
| 5 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $435.74 | $435.74 | $435.74 – $435.74 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $439.12 | $439.12 | $439.12 – $439.12 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $970.17 | $970.17 | $970.17 – $970.17 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,261 | $1,261 | $1,261 – $1,261 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,278 | $1,278 | $1,278 – $1,278 |
| 10 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1,288 – $1,288 |
| 11 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,299 | $1,299 | $1,299 – $1,299 |
| 12 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,334 | $1,334 | $1,334 – $1,334 |
| 13 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,401 | $1,401 | $1,401 – $1,401 |
| 14 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,431 | $1,431 | $1,431 – $1,431 |
| 15 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,431 | $1,431 | $1,431 – $1,431 |
| 16 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,452 | $1,452 | $1,452 – $1,452 |
| 17 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,482 | $1,482 | $1,482 – $1,482 |
| 18 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,482 | $1,482 | $1,482 – $1,482 |
| 19 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,689 | $1,689 | $1,689 – $1,689 |
| 20 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,943 | $1,943 | $1,943 – $1,943 |
| 21 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,943 | $1,943 | $1,943 – $1,943 |
| 22 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
| 23 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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