Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation 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

$355.80

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$593.00

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$35.77 with Aetna vs $545.56 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Aetna Medicare $35.77 ↓ -90%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $56.43 ↓ -84%
Aetna CHIP/Medicaid $106.74 ↓ -70%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $121.79 ↓ -66%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $133.03 ↓ -63%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $163.25 ↓ -54%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $166.88 ↓ -53%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $189.27 ↓ -47%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $213.48 ↓ -40%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $218.62 ↓ -39%
Aetna EBR FI $231.27 ↓ -35%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $232.46 ↓ -35%
Cigna New Business ASO $237.20 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial $237.20 ↓ -33%
Aetna EBR ASO $237.20 ↓ -33%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $237.20 ↓ -33%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $253.48 ↓ -29%
InterGroup PPO $296.50 ↓ -17%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $296.50 ↓ -17%
Geisinger Medicaid/CHIP $326.15 ↓ -8%
PA Health & Wellness Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO $326.15 ↓ -8%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $327.93 ↓ -8%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $415.10 ↑ +17%
Preferred Healthcare System PPO $474.40 ↑ +33%
Humana Commercial $504.05 ↑ +42%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $504.05 ↑ +42%
Multiplan PPO $545.56 ↑ +53%

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Cholangiography and/or pancreatography intraoperative supervision & interpretation at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $273.00 $55.89 – $123.71
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $306.00 $56.43 – $141.62
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $468.00 $56.43 – $143.85
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $298.80 $56.43 – $121.79
UPMC Altoona Altoona $639.00 $55.89 – $852.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,026.60 $117.28 – $1,454.35
UPMC Cole Coudersport $297.00 $112.07 – $396.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,026.60 $117.28 – $1,454.35

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