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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at UPMC Altoona

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA · UPMC · · NPI 112418570

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

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Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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

$1,414.39 with UPMC Work Partners vs $6,007.35 with PA Health & Wellness — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $1,414.39
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage/Together Blue Medicare Advantage $1,631.43
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $5,150.38
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $5,611.89
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $5,672.49
UPMC Health Plan Partners/Select $5,765.94
United Healthcare Medicare $5,951.73
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $6,007.35
Cigna Medicare $6,007.35
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $6,007.35
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $6,007.35
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital
Tricare East Region not published by hospital

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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Bedford Everett not published $1,414.39 – $6,007.35

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