Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at UPMC East

2775 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1225323983

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

$570.60

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$951.00

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$65.76 with UPMC Health Plan vs $2,036.33 with UPMC Health Plan — 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.

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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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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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $65.76 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families Unison Kids $68.75 ↓ -88%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $77.07 ↓ -86%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $83.09 ↓ -85%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $88.65 ↓ -84%
Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) Medicaid/CHIP $90.15 ↓ -84%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $93.32 ↓ -84%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $101.88 ↓ -82%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $151.42 ↓ -73%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $171.59 ↓ -70%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $223.06 ↓ -61%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $229.81 ↓ -60%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $298.74 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Compass Exchange $313.83 ↓ -45%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $333.80 ↓ -42%
Aetna EBR FI $361.38 ↓ -37%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $363.28 ↓ -36%
Cigna NBR ASO/FI $370.89 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare All Business $370.89 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $370.89 ↓ -35%
Cigna New Business ASO $370.89 ↓ -35%
Cigna EBR $380.40 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial $380.40 ↓ -33%
Aetna EBR ASO $380.40 ↓ -33%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $459.61 ↓ -19%
InterGroup PPO $475.50 ↓ -17%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $665.70 ↑ +17%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $672.60 ↑ +18%
UPMC Health Plan EPO Partners/EPO Select Plan/HMO $685.28 ↑ +20%
Aetna of PA Medicare $704.33 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Non Special Needs $704.33 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Medicare $717.75 ↑ +26%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $724.39 ↑ +27%
Cigna Medicare $724.45 ↑ +27%
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $724.45 ↑ +27%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $724.45 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Special Needs $737.87 ↑ +29%
Aetna Medicare $737.87 ↑ +29%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $760.80 ↑ +33%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $1,163.29 ↑ +104%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $2,036.33 ↑ +257%
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $559.20 $59.78 – $745.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,597.80 $62.77 – $2,396.70
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,304.60 $75.92 – $3,264.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $112.20 $51.84 – $2,325.85
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,304.60 $80.70 – $3,264.85
UPMC Hamot Erie $543.60 $65.76 – $975.61
UPMC Northwest Seneca $777.00 $65.76 – $704.33
UPMC Hanover Hanover $2,304.60 $75.92 – $1,075.42

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