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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at UPMC Altoona
620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA · UPMC · · NPI 112418570
$1,500.00
Cash price
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$2,500.00
Gross charge
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$180.50 with Aetna vs $2,523.09 with UPMC Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
| Payer | Plan | Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicaid | $180.50 | ↓ -88% |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | PA CHIP/PA Medicaid | $189.53 | ↓ -87% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicaid | $198.55 | ↓ -87% |
| Geisinger | Medicaid | $250.88 | ↓ -83% |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicaid | $267.68 | ↓ -82% |
| Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) | Medicaid/CHIP | $272.19 | ↓ -82% |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid | $281.78 | ↓ -81% |
| PA Health & Wellness | Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO | $307.61 | ↓ -79% |
| UPMC Work Partners | Workers Comp | $728.81 | ↓ -51% |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage/Together Blue Medicare Advantage | $729.80 | ↓ -51% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicare | $886.42 | ↓ -41% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Partners/Select | $901.02 | ↓ -40% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $930.05 | ↓ -38% |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Medicare | $938.75 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | Medicare | $938.75 | ↓ -37% |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicare | $938.75 | ↓ -37% |
| PA Health & Wellness | Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) | $938.75 | ↓ -37% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $1,250.00 | ↓ -17% |
| Preferred Healthcare System | PPO | $1,250.00 | ↓ -17% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,281.50 | ↓ -15% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $1,325.00 | ↓ -12% |
| Geisinger | Commercial | $1,375.00 | ↓ -8% |
| Private Health Care Systems | PPO | $2,000.00 | ↑ +33% |
| UPMC Health Plan | CHIP | $2,315.60 | ↑ +54% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $2,523.09 | ↑ +68% |
| US Family Health Plan | Tricare Prime | not published by hospital | — |
| Tricare | East Region | not published by hospital | — |
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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other Pennsylvania hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Bedford | Everett | $1,500.00 | $189.53 – $2,250.00 |