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Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< at UPMC St. Margaret

815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1790795359

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

$441.60

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$736.00

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$34.69 with UPMC Health Plan vs $625.60 with Humana — 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

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 $34.69 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families PA CHIP/PA Medicaid $34.69 ↓ -92%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $46.77 ↓ -89%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $49.24 ↓ -89%
PA Health & Wellness PA Medicaid HMO $53.75 ↓ -88%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $84.90 ↓ -81%
Highmark BCBS of PA Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage/Security Blue Medicare Advantage $86.45 ↓ -80%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $109.88 ↓ -75%
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicare $163.56 ↓ -63%
Aetna Neighborhood Network $185.47 ↓ -58%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care - Social Mission $192.48 ↓ -56%
Aetna of PA Medicare $198.91 ↓ -55%
Aetna Home Depot Employer Group $201.66 ↓ -54%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $204.58 ↓ -54%
PA Health & Wellness Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advantage (Allwell by Wellcare) $204.60 ↓ -54%
Aetna NBR ASO/FI $206.08 ↓ -53%
Cigna New Business ASO $206.08 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare $208.38 ↓ -53%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity $250.22 ↓ -43%
Highmark BCBS of PA Managed Care $257.78 ↓ -42%
Aetna EBR FI $279.68 ↓ -37%
Aetna EBR ASO $294.40 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial $294.40 ↓ -33%
Highmark BCBS of PA Commercial - Indemnity $335.11 ↓ -24%
Coventry/First Health Commercial $515.20 ↑ +17%
Highmark BCBS of PA UPMC Emergent $515.57 ↑ +17%
Private Health Care Systems PPO $588.80 ↑ +33%
SelectCare Commercial $588.80 ↑ +33%
Humana Commercial $625.60 ↑ +42%
US Family Health Plan Tricare Prime not published by hospital
Tricare East Region not published by hospital

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Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $231.60 $34.69 – $347.40
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $229.80 $34.69 – $325.55
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $592.20 $34.69 – $838.95
UPMC Muncy Muncy $589.80 $34.69 – $786.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca $269.40 $34.69 – $381.65
UPMC Somerset Somerset $378.60 $34.69 – $473.25
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro $589.80 $11.61 – $74.04
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $429.00 $34.69 – $572.00

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