Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

112 N. 7th St., Chambersburg, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1902804552

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$889.60

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$1,112.00

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$46.31 with Geisinger_Medicaid vs $1,357.62 with Performance_Blue — 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
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $46.31 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $46.31 ↓ -95%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $46.31 ↓ -95%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $46.31 ↓ -95%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $46.32 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $52.61 ↓ -94%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $305.20 ↓ -66%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $305.20 ↓ -66%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $308.25 ↓ -65%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $308.25 ↓ -65%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $314.36 ↓ -65%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $314.36 ↓ -65%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $320.46 ↓ -64%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $320.46 ↓ -64%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $321.99 ↓ -64%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $326.56 ↓ -63%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $329.62 ↓ -63%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $329.62 ↓ -63%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $396.76 ↓ -55%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $396.76 ↓ -55%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $460.88 ↓ -48%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $503.58 ↓ -43%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $667.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $746.15 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $800.64 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $822.88 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $828.22 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $846.23 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $869.70 ↓ -2%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,037.68 ↑ +17%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,044.17 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,056.40 ↑ +19%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $1,357.62 ↑ +53%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,357.62 ↑ +53%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,357.62 ↑ +53%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,357.62 ↑ +53%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $1,357.62 ↑ +53%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,357.62 ↑ +53%

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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $817.20 $47.05 – $1,157.70
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $817.20 $50.02 – $1,299.48
UPMC Hanover Hanover $817.20 $47.05 – $1,016.56
UPMC Lititz Lititz $817.20 $47.05 – $1,016.56
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $199.80 $40.76 – $303.94
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport $231.00 $40.76 – $309.57
UPMC Memorial York $817.20 $38.87 – $1,016.56
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $214.80 $40.76 – $309.57

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