Change of windpipe airway 31502 at UPMC Chautauqua

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

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

$228.60

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$381.00

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$29.26 with Univera vs $5,586.63 with BCBS of Western NY — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Univera Essential Plan $29.26 ↓ -87%
Univera Medicare Advantage $34.84 ↓ -85%
MagnaCare No Fault $149.06 ↓ -35%
MagnaCare Workers Compensation $149.06 ↓ -35%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $209.55 ↓ -8%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $228.60 ↑ +0%
United Healthcare Commercial $243.84 ↑ +7%
Aetna Commercial $247.65 ↑ +8%
Independent Health Commercial $273.17 ↑ +19%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $283.73 ↑ +24%
Beacon Medicare Advantage $283.73 ↑ +24%
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICARE $283.73 ↑ +24%
United Healthcare Medicare $283.73 ↑ +24%
Humana Medicare $283.73 ↑ +24%
Fidelis Medicare $283.73 ↑ +24%
MagnaCare PPO $285.75 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial $285.75 ↑ +25%
MagnaCare Direct Plus $285.75 ↑ +25%
Multiplan PPO (Includes PHCS as a Payer) $285.75 ↑ +25%
UPMC Health Plan EPO Partners/EPO Select Plan/HMO $289.40 ↑ +27%
Wellcare Medicare $292.24 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare $295.08 ↑ +29%
GHI/Emblem Health Commercial $304.80 ↑ +33%
Statewide Independent PPO PPO $335.28 ↑ +47%
Affordable First Health PPO $342.90 ↑ +50%
Independent Health Medicare Advantage $349.61 ↑ +53%
Beacon Commercial $354.66 ↑ +55%
BCBS of Western NY Medicaid $2,904.64 ↑ +1171%
BCBS of Western NY Commercial $5,586.63 ↑ +2344%
Tricare East Region not published by hospital
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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Change of windpipe airway 31502 at other New-york hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing $2,234.00 $39.00 – $288.53
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016 $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn $274.80 $0.01 – $781.00

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