Injection during cath supravalvular aortography at UPMC Carlisle

361 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1689107328

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

$1,728.00

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$2,880.00

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$50.64 with United Healthcare Community Plan for Families vs $17,298.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families PA Medicaid $50.64 ↓ -97%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $216.47 ↓ -87%
Prime Net Managed Medicare $394.56 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare $475.20 ↓ -73%
Keystone Health Plan Medicare Advantage $576.00 ↓ -67%
Capital Blue Cross Medicare Advantage $576.00 ↓ -67%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $778.90 ↓ -55%
Prime Net Legacy Commercial $1,123.20 ↓ -35%
Prime Net ACO $1,131.84 ↓ -35%
Aetna ACO $1,183.68 ↓ -32%
Prime Net NonGateKeeper $1,339.20 ↓ -23%
Prime Net GateKeeper $1,347.84 ↓ -22%
Aetna Commercial $1,408.32 ↓ -19%
Capital Blue Cross Commercial $1,575.36 ↓ -9%
Capital Blue Cross CHIP $1,575.36 ↓ -9%
Keystone Health Plan Commercial $1,575.36 ↓ -9%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $1,584.00 ↓ -8%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $1,584.00 ↓ -8%
Wellspan Population Health PPO $1,872.00 ↑ +8%
Geisinger Commercial $1,885.82 ↑ +9%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $2,016.00 ↑ +17%
Prime Net FH-Medical Rental $2,177.28 ↑ +26%
Multiplan PPO (Includes PHCS and Humana as Payers) $2,448.00 ↑ +42%
Cigna Commercial $17,298.00 ↑ +901%
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Injection during cath supravalvular aortography at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $319.80 $206.85 – $778.90
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,728.00 $50.64 – $2,448.00
UPMC East Monroeville $1,305.00 $206.85 – $1,740.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,024.40 $206.85 – $388.95
UPMC Hanover Hanover $1,728.00 $50.64 – $778.90
UPMC Jameson New Castle $474.60 $44.46 – $480.10
UPMC Lititz Lititz $1,728.00 $48.29 – $778.90
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport $1,909.20 $53.12 – $778.90

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