Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Uniontown Hospital

500 W Berkeley St, Uniontown, PA · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1871594127

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$404.50

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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.

$809.00

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.

$54.80 with aetna better health pa vs $693.20 with aetna — 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
aetna better health pa chip $54.80 ↓ -86%
geisinger pennsylvania mgd medicaid $59.78 ↓ -85%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $62.28 ↓ -85%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $62.28 ↓ -85%
upmc for kids chip $62.28 ↓ -85%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $62.28 ↓ -85%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $105.00 ↓ -74%
highmark health options chip $105.00 ↓ -74%
wellpoint wv chip $105.00 ↓ -74%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $105.00 ↓ -74%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $106.50 ↓ -74%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $107.00 ↓ -74%
the health plan wv chip $107.00 ↓ -74%
aetna better health wv chip $107.00 ↓ -74%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $115.00 ↓ -72%
upmc commercial $171.55 ↓ -58%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $297.51 ↓ -26%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $297.51 ↓ -26%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage all pl $312.39 ↓ -23%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $312.39 ↓ -23%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $312.39 ↓ -23%
humana medicare advantage all plans $312.39 ↓ -23%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $315.36 ↓ -22%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $315.36 ↓ -22%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $315.36 ↓ -22%
wv senior advantage isnp $315.36 ↓ -22%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $324.29 ↓ -20%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $328.00 ↓ -19%
the health plan wv peia $333.81 ↓ -17%
highmark pa chip $401.70 ↓ -1%
coventry health care worker's compensation $470.07 ↑ +16%
alliance coal alliance coal $520.64 ↑ +29%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $617.93 ↑ +53%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $617.93 ↑ +53%
aetna aetna $693.20 ↑ +71%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $592.20 $49.82 – $789.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $656.40 $52.31 – $984.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $817.20 $63.27 – $1,157.70
UPMC Cole Coudersport $88.20 $13.31 – $120.98
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $817.20 $63.27 – $1,157.70
UPMC East Monroeville $677.40 $54.80 – $903.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $689.40 $54.80 – $409.31
UPMC Northwest Seneca $708.00 $54.80 – $295.50

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