Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at UPMC Magee

300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1952311508

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

$25.80

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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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$43.00

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.

$5.16 with Highmark BCBS of PA vs $34.96 with Multiplan — 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
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $5.16 ↓ -80%
Aetna CHIP/Medicaid $6.84 ↓ -73%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $13.68 ↓ -47%
Aetna EBR FI $14.82 ↓ -43%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $14.90 ↓ -42%
Cigna New Business ASO $15.20 ↓ -41%
Cigna Commercial $15.20 ↓ -41%
Aetna EBR ASO $15.20 ↓ -41%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $15.20 ↓ -41%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $15.75 ↓ -39%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $17.31 ↓ -33%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $18.03 ↓ -30%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $19.00 ↓ -26%
InterGroup PPO $19.00 ↓ -26%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $20.90 ↓ -19%
PA Health & Wellness Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO $20.90 ↓ -19%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $21.09 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare $21.53 ↓ -17%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $23.18 ↓ -10%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $26.60 ↑ +3%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $27.86 ↑ +8%
Preferred Healthcare System PPO $30.40 ↑ +18%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $31.64 ↑ +23%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $32.30 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial $32.30 ↑ +25%
Multiplan PPO $34.96 ↑ +36%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp not published by hospital —

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Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $30.00 $5.16 – $29.15
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $20.40 $5.16 – $22.13
UPMC Altoona Altoona $20.40 $5.11 – $27.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $52.80 $12.06 – $115.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport $52.80 $16.30 – $70.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $52.80 $12.46 – $74.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $20.40 $5.11 – $37.09
UPMC Hanover Hanover $52.80 $12.46 – $115.00

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