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Immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 125 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

$400.80

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$668.00

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$19.34 with UPMC Health Plan vs $505.75 with Private Health Care Systems — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

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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

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 Medicare $19.34 ↓ -95%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $20.57 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Medicaid $20.81 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Medicare $20.81 ↓ -95%
Aetna of PA Medicare $21.85 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Non Special Needs $21.85 ↓ -95%
AmeriHealth Caritas Medicare $22.47 ↓ -94%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $22.47 ↓ -94%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $22.47 ↓ -94%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $22.77 ↓ -94%
Aetna Medicare $22.89 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Unison Advantage Special Needs $22.89 ↓ -94%
Private Health Care Systems Workers' Comp $23.92 ↓ -94%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $25.31 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families Unison Kids $26.46 ↓ -93%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $34.12 ↓ -91%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $35.92 ↓ -91%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $39.21 ↓ -90%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $55.77 ↓ -86%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $96.85 ↓ -76%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $129.71 ↓ -68%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $154.79 ↓ -61%
Cigna New Business ASO $202.30 ↓ -50%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $207.31 ↓ -48%
Cigna Commercial $238.00 ↓ -41%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $259.41 ↓ -35%
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley Commercial $274.89 ↓ -31%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $416.50 ↑ +4%
InterGroup PPO $493.85 ↑ +23%
Humana Commercial $505.75 ↑ +26%
Multiplan PPO (Includes Workers' Comp) $505.75 ↑ +26%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $505.75 ↑ +26%

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Immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 125 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $210.00 $17.35 – $315.00
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $181.80 $17.97 – $257.55
UPMC Muncy Muncy $174.00 $20.57 – $232.00
UPMC Northwest Seneca $141.00 $18.87 – $199.75
UPMC Somerset Somerset $116.40 $20.57 – $145.50
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro $210.40 $20.57 – $236.70
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $174.00 $20.57 – $232.00

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