MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at UPMC Kane

4372 Route 6, Kane, PA · UPMC · · NPI 146763537

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 6, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$196.20

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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

$327.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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

$114.45 with UPMC Health Plan vs $7,361.42 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

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.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $114.45 ↓ -42%
Highmark BCBS of PA Together Blue Medicare Advantage $120.99 ↓ -38%
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage $120.99 ↓ -38%
Highmark BCBS of PA Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage $120.99 ↓ -38%
Highmark BCBS of PA Security Blue Medicare Advantage $120.99 ↓ -38%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $120.99 ↓ -38%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $124.42 ↓ -37%
Aetna of PA Medicare $125.83 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Non Special Needs $127.04 ↓ -35%
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $130.67 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Special Needs $133.09 ↓ -32%
UPMC Health Plan Partners/Select $142.77 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial $228.90 ↑ +17%
Horizon Health Plan Commercial $228.90 ↑ +17%
Multiplan Auto/PPO/Worker's Compensation $245.25 ↑ +25%
InterGroup Commercial $261.60 ↑ +33%
Health Coalition Partners PPO $261.60 ↑ +33%
Focus Healthcare Disability/PPO/Auto $310.65 ↑ +58%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $463.36 ↑ +136%
Aetna CHIP/Medicaid $463.36 ↑ +136%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families Unison Kids $484.43 ↑ +147%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $585.48 ↑ +198%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $624.70 ↑ +218%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $657.60 ↑ +235%
PA Health & Wellness Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO $717.88 ↑ +266%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $1,077.88 ↑ +449%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $1,077.88 ↑ +449%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $1,157.96 ↑ +490%
Focus Healthcare Workers Compensation $1,279.14 ↑ +552%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $1,320.28 ↑ +573%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $1,320.28 ↑ +573%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $1,365.15 ↑ +596%
Cigna Medicare $7,361.42 ↑ +3652%

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MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,525.80 $396.26 – $2,034.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $191.40 $63.80 – $2,566.38
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $6,741.00 $380.70 – $1,266.89
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $4,528.20 $463.36 – $1,473.13
UPMC Somerset Somerset $191.40 $391.00 – $1,157.96
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg $734.50 $228.18 – $1,466.71
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata $734.50 $235.78 – $1,466.71
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro $734.50 $183.33 – $2,481.57

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