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Abatacept (with maltose) 250 mg intravenous solution at UPMC Passavant-McCandless

9100 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1225047699

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 7, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$213.00

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$355.00

Gross charge

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$27.85 with UPMC Health Plan vs $283.22 with Highmark BCBS of PA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $27.85 ↓ -87%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $38.51 ↓ -82%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $40.99 ↓ -81%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Medicare $44.11 ↓ -79%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $44.11 ↓ -79%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Medicaid $44.11 ↓ -79%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $44.11 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $44.11 ↓ -79%
Cigna New Business ASO $45.22 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Non Special Needs $46.32 ↓ -78%
Aetna of PA Medicare $46.32 ↓ -78%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $47.63 ↓ -78%
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $47.64 ↓ -78%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $47.64 ↓ -78%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $47.87 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare $48.52 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Special Needs $48.52 ↓ -77%
Cigna Commercial $53.20 ↓ -75%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $54.25 ↓ -75%
Private Health Care Systems Workers' Comp $55.66 ↓ -74%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Commercial $61.45 ↓ -71%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $93.10 ↓ -56%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $105.73 ↓ -50%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $106.87 ↓ -50%
InterGroup PPO $110.39 ↓ -48%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $113.05 ↓ -47%
Multiplan PPO (Includes Workers' Comp) $113.05 ↓ -47%
Humana Commercial $113.05 ↓ -47%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $141.61 ↓ -34%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $143.14 ↓ -33%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $283.22 ↑ +33%
Tricare East Region not published by hospital
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital

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Abatacept (with maltose) 250 mg intravenous solution at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $83.20 $27.85 – $93.60
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $213.00 $27.85 – $301.75
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $361.60 $27.85 – $384.20
UPMC Western Psychiatric Pittsburgh $213.00 $37.73 – $301.75
UPMC Northwest Seneca $96.80 $27.85 – $102.85
UPMC Somerset Somerset $856.80 $37.76 – $881.25
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $258.40 $44.11 – $290.70
UPMC Muncy Muncy $4,845.00 $44.11 – $290.70

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