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Screening mammogram at UPMC Altoona

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

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

$345.00

Cash price

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

$575.00

Gross charge

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

$60.95 with Highmark BCBS of PA vs $600.84 with UPMC Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage/Together Blue Medicare Advantage $60.95 ↓ -82%
Aetna Medicaid $75.02 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families PA CHIP/PA Medicaid $78.77 ↓ -77%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $82.52 ↓ -76%
Geisinger Medicaid $104.27 ↓ -70%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $111.25 ↓ -68%
Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) Medicaid/CHIP $113.13 ↓ -67%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $117.11 ↓ -66%
PA Health & Wellness Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO $127.85 ↓ -63%
Cigna Commercial $287.50 ↓ -17%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $287.50 ↓ -17%
Preferred Healthcare System PPO $287.50 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare Commercial $294.75 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial $304.75 ↓ -12%
Geisinger Commercial $316.25 ↓ -8%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $460.00 ↑ +33%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $551.43 ↑ +60%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $600.84 ↑ +74%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp not published by hospital

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Screening mammogram at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Bedford Everett $205.20 $85.50 – $307.80

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