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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at UPMC Somerset

225 South Center Avenue, Somerset, PA · UPMC · · NPI 1912900168

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

$8,640.60

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$14,401.00

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.

$137.21 with UPMC Health Plan vs $10,800.75 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
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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
UPMC Health Plan Managed Medicaid $137.21 ↓ -98%
AmeriHealth Caritas Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid $143.20 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Community Plan for Families PA Medicaid $143.45 ↓ -98%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicaid $160.04 ↓ -98%
Geisinger Medicaid $173.38 ↓ -98%
Highmark BCBS of PA Medicare Advantage $1,407.25 ↓ -84%
UPMC Health Plan Commercial $2,241.18 ↓ -74%
UPMC Work Partners Workers Comp $2,707.43 ↓ -69%
UPMC Health Plan CHIP $3,741.75 ↓ -57%
Geisinger Commercial $5,671.11 ↓ -34%
Aetna of PA TPA/Carrier $5,760.40 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,206.83 ↓ -28%
Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) Medicare $7,200.50 ↓ -17%
Multiplan PPO (Includes PHCS as a Payer) $7,200.50 ↓ -17%
Galaxy Health Plan Commercial $9,360.65 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial $10,800.75 ↑ +25%

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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $13,401.00 $137.21 – $18,984.75
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $13,400.40 $137.21 – $20,100.60
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $17,983.80 $137.21 – $25,477.05
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $13,400.40 $137.21 – $18,983.90
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $2,719.80 $137.21 – $3,626.40

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