Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose at UPMC Jameson

1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA · UPMC · · NPI 111471575

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

$505.80

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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.

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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$843.00

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.

$86.98 with Aetna of PA vs $749.62 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
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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
Aetna of PA Medicare $86.98 ↓ -83%
Highmark BCBS of PA Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage/Together Blue Medicare Advantage $121.44 ↓ -76%
Cigna Commercial $259.64 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Commercial $317.81 ↓ -37%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $379.35 ↓ -25%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $421.50 ↓ -17%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $463.65 ↓ -8%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $463.65 ↓ -8%
Multiplan PPO (inc. Auto and Worker's Compensation) $632.25 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial $674.40 ↑ +33%
National Provider Network PPO $741.84 ↑ +47%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $749.62 ↑ +48%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp not published by hospital

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Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $247.20 $56.44 – $350.20
UPMC Cole Coudersport $103.80 $47.96 – $138.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $597.00 $82.40 – $749.62
UPMC Hanover Hanover $247.20 $122.64 – $749.62
UPMC Lititz Lititz $247.20 $86.98 – $749.62
UPMC Memorial York $247.20 $86.98 – $749.62
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $507.00 $119.33 – $591.93
UPMC Muncy Muncy $511.20 $127.80 – $766.80

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