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Original text from hospital filings
US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC St Margaret’s median price of $542 is 153% above the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 83% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 76536. 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $83.98 | $83.98 | $83.98 – $83.98 |
| 2 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $96.83 | $96.83 | $96.83 – $96.83 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.99 | $108.99 | $106.45 – $111.52 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.48 | $109.48 | $109.48 – $109.48 |
| 5 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.23 | $113.23 | $113.23 – $113.23 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $119.19 | $119.19 | $119.19 – $119.19 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $215.58 | $215.58 | $215.58 – $215.58 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $280.25 | $280.25 | $280.25 – $280.25 |
| 9 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $288.73 | $288.73 | $288.73 – $288.73 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $375.33 | $375.33 | $375.33 – $375.33 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $484.25 | $484.25 | $484.25 – $484.25 |
| 12 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $488.12 | $488.12 | $488.12 – $488.12 |
| 13 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $505.56 | $505.56 | $505.56 – $505.56 |
| 14 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $530.74 | $530.74 | $530.74 – $530.74 |
| 15 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $542.36 | $542.36 | $542.36 – $542.36 |
| 16 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $542.36 | $542.36 | $542.36 – $542.36 |
| 17 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $550.11 | $550.11 | $550.11 – $550.11 |
| 18 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $561.73 | $561.73 | $561.73 – $561.73 |
| 19 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $561.73 | $561.73 | $561.73 – $561.73 |
| 20 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $577.46 | $577.46 | $577.46 – $577.46 |
| 21 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $736.06 | $736.06 | $736.06 – $736.06 |
| 22 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $736.06 | $736.06 | $736.06 – $736.06 |
| 23 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $774.80 | $774.80 | $774.80 – $774.80 |
| 24 | Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $774.80 | $774.80 | $774.80 – $774.80 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $774.80 | $774.80 | $774.80 – $774.80 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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