X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at UPMC East

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

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

$674.40

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$1,124.00

Gross charge

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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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$71.50 with UPMC Health Plan vs $899.20 with Private Health Care Systems — 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.

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 Managed Medicaid $71.50 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families Unison Kids $74.75 ↓ -89%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $89.46 ↓ -87%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $90.34 ↓ -87%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $96.39 ↓ -86%
Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) Medicaid/CHIP $98.02 ↓ -85%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $101.47 ↓ -85%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $106.85 ↓ -84%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $110.77 ↓ -84%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $170.18 ↓ -75%
UPMC Health Plan EPO Partners/EPO Select Plan/HMO $173.39 ↓ -74%
Aetna of PA Medicare $178.21 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Non Special Needs $178.21 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Medicare $181.60 ↓ -73%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $183.28 ↓ -73%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $183.30 ↓ -73%
Cigna Medicare $183.30 ↓ -73%
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $183.30 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Special Needs $186.69 ↓ -72%
Aetna Medicare $186.69 ↓ -72%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $234.17 ↓ -65%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $237.90 ↓ -65%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $309.25 ↓ -54%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $318.61 ↓ -53%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $325.19 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Compass Exchange $370.92 ↓ -45%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $394.52 ↓ -42%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $414.18 ↓ -39%
Aetna EBR FI $427.12 ↓ -37%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $429.37 ↓ -36%
Cigna NBR ASO/FI $438.36 ↓ -35%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $438.36 ↓ -35%
Cigna New Business ASO $438.36 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare All Business $438.36 ↓ -35%
Aetna EBR ASO $449.60 ↓ -33%
Cigna EBR $449.60 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial $449.60 ↓ -33%
InterGroup PPO $562.00 ↓ -17%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $637.22 ↓ -6%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $786.80 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $899.20 ↑ +33%
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $372.60 $39.00 – $496.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $497.40 $61.23 – $746.10
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $427.80 $51.09 – $606.05
UPMC Cole Coudersport $321.00 $68.25 – $428.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $427.80 $51.09 – $606.05
UPMC Hamot Erie $690.00 $71.50 – $270.53
UPMC Northwest Seneca $520.80 $71.50 – $222.29
UPMC Hanover Hanover $427.80 $51.09 – $272.10

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