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Original text from hospital filings
BILIARY STENT W/O DRAIN CATH
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $6.2k is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 39% of the 1,867 hospitals reporting CPT 47540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 20 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 medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $499 | $499 | — | — | — | $499 – $499 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $499 | $499 | — | — | — | $499 – $499 |
| 3 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $520 | $520 | — | — | — | $520 – $520 |
| 4 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 5 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 6 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 8 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 9 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 10 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 11 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 12 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 14 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 16 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.5k | $11.5k | — | — | — | $11.5k – $11.5k |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.0k | $12.0k | — | — | — | $12.0k – $12.0k |
| 18 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 19 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
| 20 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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