Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
THORACO-LUMBAR SPINE
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $131 is 10% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 55% of the 2,485 hospitals reporting CPT 72080. 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 | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 3 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 4 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $78 | $78 | — | — | — | $78 – $78 |
| 5 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 6 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84 | $84 | — | — | — | $84 – $84 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 8 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 9 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 10 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93 | $93 | — | — | — | $93 – $93 |
| 11 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $131 | $131 | — | — | — | $131 – $131 |
| 12 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174 | $174 | — | — | — | $174 – $174 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176 | $176 | — | — | — | $176 – $176 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 15 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 16 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $194 | $194 | — | — | — | $194 – $194 |
| 17 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $194 | $194 | — | — | — | $194 – $194 |
| 18 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $375 | $375 | — | — | — | $375 – $375 |
| 19 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $387 | $387 | — | — | — | $387 – $387 |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $507 | $507 | — | — | — | $507 – $507 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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