Passy muir valve metal trach at UPMC McKeesport

1500 Fifth Avenue, Mckeesport, PA · UPMC · · NPI 104370353

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

$198.60

Cash price

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

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$331.00

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.

$78.21 with Aetna vs $986.15 with UPMC Health Plan — 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

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

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare $78.21 ↓ -61%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $82.75 ↓ -58%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $114.86 ↓ -42%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $124.79 ↓ -37%
Aetna EBR FI $125.78 ↓ -37%
Cigna New Business ASO $127.44 ↓ -36%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $127.44 ↓ -36%
Aetna EBR ASO $132.40 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial $132.40 ↓ -33%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $157.36 ↓ -21%
InterGroup PPO $165.50 ↓ -17%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $165.50 ↓ -17%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $182.05 ↓ -8%
Cigna Behavioral Health Commercial $198.60 ↑ +0%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $222.54 ↑ +12%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $231.70 ↑ +17%
SelectCare Commercial $264.80 ↑ +33%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $264.80 ↑ +33%
Humana Commercial $281.35 ↑ +42%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $478.80 ↑ +141%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $588.55 ↑ +196%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $593.27 ↑ +199%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $788.25 ↑ +297%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $794.55 ↑ +300%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $986.15 ↑ +397%

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Passy muir valve metal trach at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $289.80 $91.77 – $478.80
UPMC Cole Coudersport $484.20 $153.33 – $645.60
UPMC East Monroeville $1,273.20 $157.36 – $1,697.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $367.20 $155.88 – $222.54
UPMC Northwest Seneca $346.20 $222.54 – $579.39
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $304.20 $78.21 – $478.80
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $241.20 $155.88 – $378.08
UPMC Muncy Muncy $289.80 $96.00 – $238.07

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