Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$184.00

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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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$368.00

Gross charge

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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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$19.81 with wellpoint west virginia vs $300.48 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

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
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $19.81 ↓ -89%
highmark health options chip $19.81 ↓ -89%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $19.81 ↓ -89%
wellpoint wv chip $19.81 ↓ -89%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $20.10 ↓ -89%
aetna better health wv chip $20.19 ↓ -89%
the health plan wv chip $20.19 ↓ -89%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $20.19 ↓ -89%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $21.70 ↓ -88%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $128.96 ↓ -30%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $128.96 ↓ -30%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $135.41 ↓ -26%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $135.41 ↓ -26%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage all pl $135.41 ↓ -26%
humana medicare advantage all plans $135.41 ↓ -26%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $136.70 ↓ -26%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $136.70 ↓ -26%
wv senior advantage isnp $136.70 ↓ -26%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $136.70 ↓ -26%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $140.57 ↓ -24%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $142.18 ↓ -23%
the health plan wv peia $144.69 ↓ -21%
upmc commercial $171.55 ↓ -7%
highmark pa chip $174.12 ↓ -5%
coventry health care worker's compensation $203.76 ↑ +11%
alliance coal alliance coal $225.68 ↑ +23%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $267.85 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $267.85 ↑ +46%
aetna aetna $300.48 ↑ +63%

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $93.60 $38.42 – $132.72
UPMC Bedford Everett $266.40 $38.42 – $399.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $537.00 $38.36 – $238.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport $86.40 $18.57 – $53.60
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $537.00 $40.20 – $238.00
UPMC East Monroeville $436.80 $38.42 – $582.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $138.60 $38.42 – $153.18
UPMC Northwest Seneca $240.00 $38.42 – $132.72

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