Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at UPMC Chautauqua

207 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, NY · UPMC · · NPI 1770573222

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$5,987.40

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$9,979.00

Gross charge

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$423.85 with Univera vs $10,910.44 with Beacon — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Univera Essential Plan $423.85 ↓ -93%
Univera Medicare Advantage $548.51 ↓ -91%
MagnaCare No Fault $655.88 ↓ -89%
MagnaCare Workers Compensation $655.88 ↓ -89%
BCBS of Western NY Medicaid $1,033.67 ↓ -83%
BCBS of Western NY Commercial $1,986.93 ↓ -67%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $5,488.45 ↓ -8%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $5,987.40 ↑ +0%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,386.56 ↑ +7%
Aetna Commercial $6,486.35 ↑ +8%
MagnaCare PPO $7,484.25 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial $7,484.25 ↑ +25%
Multiplan PPO (Includes PHCS as a Payer) $7,484.25 ↑ +25%
MagnaCare Direct Plus $7,484.25 ↑ +25%
GHI/Emblem Health Commercial $7,983.20 ↑ +33%
Independent Health Commercial $8,694.46 ↑ +45%
Beacon Medicare Advantage $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
Humana Medicare $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
United Healthcare Medicare $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
Fidelis Medicare $8,728.35 ↑ +46%
Statewide Independent PPO PPO $8,781.52 ↑ +47%
UPMC Health Plan EPO Partners/EPO Select Plan/HMO $8,902.92 ↑ +49%
Affordable First Health PPO $8,981.10 ↑ +50%
Wellcare Medicare $8,990.20 ↑ +50%
Aetna Medicare $9,077.48 ↑ +52%
Independent Health Medicare Advantage $10,755.07 ↑ +80%
Beacon Commercial $10,910.44 ↑ +82%
Tricare East Region not published by hospital
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $8,453.60 $330.85 – $13,586.72
Harlem Hospital Center New York $8,453.60 $571.95 – $10,567.01
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $8,453.60 $330.85 – $13,586.72
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $8,453.60 $590.51 – $10,567.01
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $8,453.60 $590.51 – $10,567.01
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $8,453.60 $330.85 – $13,586.72
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $8,453.60 $330.85 – $13,586.72
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn $8,453.60 $590.51 – $10,567.01

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