CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$94
about 0.7× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $84–$138
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$128
Above the fair price
about $34 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $136 Fair price $94 This hospital $128 Cash price $105 Hospital's list price $274

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $25 Priciest $128

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $94 (about 0.7× the $136 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $128, or about $105 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, PA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $94. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $60 - $160 44%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $60 - $130 44%
Aetnamajor $128 94%
Cignamajor $137 - $237 101%
Ambetter (Centene) $73 - $137 54%
AmeriHealth $60 - $128 44%
Geisinger $72 - $182 53%
UPMC Health Plan $33 - $163 24%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $162
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 81 Hillcrest Drive, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals