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
CT GUIDANCE BIOPSY/ASPIRATION
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $566 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($732), higher than 43% of the 2,229 hospitals reporting CPT 77012. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 11 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 | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 4 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $322 | $322 | — | — | — | $322 – $322 |
| 6 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $424 | $504 | $144 | 29% | — | $424 – $887 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $530 | $630 | $180 | 29% | — | $530 – $1.1k |
| 8 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $566 | $672 | $192 | 29% | — | $566 – $1.2k |
| 9 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $583 | $693 | $198 | 29% | — | $583 – $1.2k |
| 10 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $763 | $907 | $259 | 29% | — | $763 – $1.6k |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $916 | $916 | — | — | — | $916 – $916 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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