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PET MYOCARD POST SPECT VIAB-E
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $1.7k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 45% of the 1,641 hospitals reporting CPT 78459. 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 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 2 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 3 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 6 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 10 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 11 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | $285 | 13% | — | $1.9k – $2.5k |
| 13 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | $294 | 13% | — | $2.0k – $2.6k |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.5k | $321 | 13% | — | $2.1k – $2.8k |
| 15 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 17 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 18 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 19 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.0k | $3.0k | $385 | 13% | — | $2.6k – $3.3k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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