Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) 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

$381.75

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$763.50

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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.

$171.55 with upmc vs $3,631.44 with aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 commercial $171.55 ↓ -55%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $1,558.56 ↑ +308%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $1,558.56 ↑ +308%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage all pl $1,636.49 ↑ +329%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $1,636.49 ↑ +329%
humana medicare advantage all plans $1,636.49 ↑ +329%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $1,636.49 ↑ +329%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $1,652.07 ↑ +333%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $1,652.07 ↑ +333%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $1,652.07 ↑ +333%
wv senior advantage isnp $1,652.07 ↑ +333%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $1,698.83 ↑ +345%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $1,718.31 ↑ +350%
the health plan wv peia $1,748.70 ↑ +358%
highmark pa chip $2,104.37 ↑ +451%
coventry health care worker's compensation $2,462.52 ↑ +545%
alliance coal alliance coal $2,727.48 ↑ +614%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $3,237.13 ↑ +748%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $3,237.13 ↑ +748%
aetna aetna $3,631.44 ↑ +851%

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Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $507.00 $111.30 – $2,325.85

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