Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at UPMC Carlisle

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

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

$924.60

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$1,541.00

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$104.89 with Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) vs $4,843.75 with Highmark BCBS of PA — same scan, same building. Share

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Payer

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $104.89 ↓ -89%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $107.37 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families PA Medicaid $108.19 ↓ -88%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $111.50 ↓ -88%
Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) Medicaid/CHIP $112.49 ↓ -88%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $120.30 ↓ -87%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $140.75 ↓ -85%
Prime Net Managed Medicare $211.12 ↓ -77%
Capital Blue Cross Medicare Advantage $308.20 ↓ -67%
Keystone Health Plan Medicare Advantage $308.20 ↓ -67%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $342.40 ↓ -63%
Prime Net Legacy Commercial $600.99 ↓ -35%
Prime Net ACO $605.61 ↓ -35%
Aetna ACO $605.61 ↓ -35%
Prime Net NonGateKeeper $716.57 ↓ -22%
Aetna Commercial $721.19 ↓ -22%
Prime Net GateKeeper $721.19 ↓ -22%
Keystone Health Plan Commercial $842.93 ↓ -9%
Capital Blue Cross Commercial $842.93 ↓ -9%
Capital Blue Cross CHIP $842.93 ↓ -9%
Wellspan Population Health PPO $1,001.65 ↑ +8%
Geisinger Commercial $1,009.05 ↑ +9%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $1,078.70 ↑ +17%
Prime Net FH-Medical Rental $1,165.00 ↑ +26%
Multiplan PPO (Includes PHCS and Humana as Payers) $1,309.85 ↑ +42%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $1,533.39 ↑ +66%
Highmark BCBS of PA Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage $1,534.45 ↑ +66%
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage/Together Blue Medicare Advantage $1,534.45 ↑ +66%
Humana Medicare $1,549.95 ↑ +68%
Aetna Medicare $1,616.60 ↑ +75%
Cigna Medicare $1,627.45 ↑ +76%
Geisinger Medicare $1,627.45 ↑ +76%
United Healthcare Medicare $1,658.45 ↑ +79%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $1,673.95 ↑ +81%
Keystone Autism Services ACAP $2,479.92 ↑ +168%
Cigna Commercial $3,397.00 ↑ +267%
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue PPO $4,359.39 ↑ +371%
Highmark BCBS of PA CHIP - Managed Care $4,543.83 ↑ +391%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial $4,843.75 ↑ +424%
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital
Tricare East Region not published by hospital
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,150.20 $82.59 – $1,533.60
UPMC Cole Coudersport $751.20 $85.10 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $924.60 $108.19 – $1,705.37
UPMC East Monroeville $2,069.40 $90.85 – $2,759.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $1,692.00 $90.85 – $327.19
UPMC Hanover Hanover $924.60 $104.89 – $2,476.51
UPMC Jameson New Castle $575.40 $86.36 – $2,085.34
UPMC Kane Kane $496.20 $90.85 – $1,009.56

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