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    Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1164426896 · Pittsburgh, PA · Children's Hospital

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    Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh is a children's hospital provider located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This profile covers 0 Medicare and 527 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeOrganization
    OrganizationUpmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
    Address4401 Penn Ave
    CityPittsburgh
    StatePA
    ZIP15224
    TaxonomyChildren's Hospital
    NPI EnumeratedJune 10, 2005

    Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicaid$83M
    Medicare$0

    Key Findings

    UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH reports $83M in lifetime Medicaid revenue and has no Medicare billing on file, making its claims footprint effectively single‑payer in the available dataset. The absence of Medicare activity means analyses of this provider should prioritize Medicaid contracting, utilization, and network impact rather than Medicare comparatives.

    Revenue is highly concentrated: the top three Medicaid codes (99284, 99283, G0378) account for 48.8% of this provider's total Medicaid revenue. Those codes individually generate $11.9M (99284), $11.9M (99283), and $7.5M (G0378), indicating a heavy dependence on a small set of high-volume services.

    The code mix and volumes point to a dominant emergency medicine and observation operation: 99283 shows 68.8K claims and $11.9M revenue (18.5% of Medicaid revenue) and is described as an extreme outlier in-state (rank #6 of 1063, 100th percentile). 99284 records 40.5K claims and $11.9M revenue (18.6%) and is notably above typical state volume (rank #30 of 1604, 98th percentile), while G0378 (hospital observation service) lists 10.2K claims and $7.5M revenue (11.7%) and is also notably above typical state volume (rank #4 of 149, 98th percentile).

    Pediatric procedural services are another clear service line: 69436 (tympanostomy) generates $2.3M (3.5% of Medicaid revenue) on 3.2K claims and is an extreme outlier in-state (rank #1 of 50, 100th percentile), and 42820 (tonsil/adenoid removal) contributes $404.5K. These volumes are consistent with high surgical throughput for common pediatric ENT procedures.

    Infusion and specialty drug therapy represent meaningful revenue streams: J1745 (infliximab) produced $5.8M (9.0% of Medicaid revenue) on 2.6K claims and ranks #3 of 18 in-state (88th percentile), while J1569 (immune globulin) and J3380 (vedolizumab) contribute $2.4M and $422K respectively. Chemotherapy administration (96413) also appears with $1M revenue, indicating on-site infusion/complex therapy capacity beyond acute emergency care.

    Diagnostic imaging, cardiac imaging, and ancillary pediatric services are well-represented: 70551 (MRI brain, no contrast) accounts for $1.3M (rank #6 of 139, 96th percentile), 93303/93306 (echocardiography codes) together contribute over $1.4M, and sleep study 95782 and audiology codes V5261 and 92507 add substantial ancillary volume. This mix suggests an integrated diagnostic and subspecialty platform supporting both inpatient/ED care and outpatient specialty visits.

    Several codes show institution-level dominance in-state beyond ED services: J1100 (dexamethasone injection) appears as an extreme outlier with 20.9K claims and $376.9K revenue (rank #1 of 306, 100th percentile), and multiple imaging and procedure codes reside at high percentiles (for example, 70551 at 96th and 93303 at 95th). Taken together, these ranks and labels indicate the provider is a major Medicaid-volume center in Pennsylvania for multiple pediatric acute, procedural, and ancillary services.

    The provider has long tenure in the NPI file (enumerated 2005-06-10, ~21 years ago), which, combined with concentrated Medicaid revenue of $83M and heavy dependence on a few high-volume codes, has implications for payers: Medicaid plans contracting with or managing utilization for this facility will want to focus on emergency department flows, observation stays, high-volume pediatric surgical procedures, and on-site infusion services as primary drivers of spend and capacity risk.

    Medicaid: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

    Medicaid revenue breakdown by year and by CPT/HCPCS procedure code, including monthly billing trends and the top codes driving revenue.

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    Medicaid: Complete Services Breakdown

    Every CPT/HCPCS code this provider has billed to Medicaid, with claims volume, average payment, and total revenue.

    527 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    99284The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making.40,480$300$11.9M
    99283The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a low level of medical decision making.68,770$170$11.9M
    G0378Hospital observation service, per hour10,240$740$7.5M
    D2930N/A5,950$1,140$6.8M
    J1745Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg2,590$2,240$5.8M
    T1015Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive32,360$80$2.6M
    J1569Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg1,120$2,150$2.4M
    69436This procedure is a tympanostomy requiring the insertion of a ventilation tube under general anesthesia.3,180$720$2.3M
    99285The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a high level of medical decision making.9,240$210$2M
    70551The provider uses magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to examine the brain and brain stem. The provider does not administer contrast for this exam.2,930$460$1.3M

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    Medicaid: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

    How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Pennsylvania providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.

    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Pennsylvania median

    527 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    J1569Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg3101,120$1,340$2.5M
    G0481Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but…2320710$80$1.7M
    41899Use this code to report a procedure on the teeth and adjoining alveolar structures for which there is no specific code available.610770$1,290$1.6M
    J1745Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg320350$1,720$1.6M
    G0378Hospital observation service, per hour4150510$870$1.4M
    T1015Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive921,690760$170$1.2M
    G0480Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but…47130310$60$769.3K
    J3380Injection, vedolizumab, intravenous, 1 mg410140$2,680$758.7K
    80307The lab analyst performs presumptive drug test(s) via instrumented chemistry analyzers to screen for any number of drug classes on a single date.63210730$40$689.7K
    U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high…22200990$70$517.5K

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    Nearby Providers

    Other providers in the same ZIP code as Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    West Penn Allegheny Health System IncPAGeneral Acute Care Hospital$0$12.7M
    Daljit SinghPAInternal Medicine Physician$381.3K$85.3K
    Ravi KondaveetiPAGastroenterology Physician$105.6K$307.5K
    Bryce BraaksmaPAOrthopaedic Surgery Physician$250.8K$0
    Craig ContiPAFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist$172.3K$0
    David HakasPANephrology Physician$137.3K$1K
    Nisarg MehtaPASurgery Physician$134.8K$0
    Sanjeev KatyalPADiagnostic Radiology Physician$134.7K$0
    Dolores Dominguez SantamariaPANeurology Physician$73K$2.8K
    Jeffrey VargaPAAnesthesiology Physician$19.4K$50K

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    References

    1. 1.Medicare Physician & Other Practitioner by Provider and Service. CMS.gov.Provider-level Medicare Part B utilization and payment data.
    2. 2.NPPES NPI Registry. CMS.gov.National Provider Identifier registry used for provider enumeration and taxonomy metadata.

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    Medicaid Revenue by Year vs. Pennsylvania Providers
    7 of 7 years billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Claims Volume vs. Pennsylvania Distribution
    Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh — 10 of 25 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — Pennsylvania