Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$3,038.40

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$3,798.00

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$79.15 with Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid vs $13,162.83 with Highmark — 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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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
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $79.15 ↓ -97%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $79.15 ↓ -97%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $79.15 ↓ -97%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $79.15 ↓ -97%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $79.15 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $89.91 ↓ -97%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $2,278.80 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $2,548.46 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $2,734.56 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $2,810.52 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $2,828.75 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $2,890.28 ↓ -5%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $2,959.07 ↓ -3%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $2,959.07 ↓ -3%
Cigna PPO_Plan $2,970.42 ↓ -2%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $2,988.66 ↓ -2%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $2,988.66 ↓ -2%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $3,047.84 ↑ +0%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $3,047.84 ↑ +0%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $3,107.02 ↑ +2%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $3,107.02 ↑ +2%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $3,121.82 ↑ +3%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $3,166.20 ↑ +4%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $3,195.80 ↑ +5%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $3,195.80 ↑ +5%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $3,566.32 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $3,608.10 ↑ +19%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $3,846.79 ↑ +27%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $3,846.79 ↑ +27%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $4,468.49 ↑ +47%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $4,882.47 ↑ +61%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $10,060.84 ↑ +231%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $13,162.83 ↑ +333%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $13,162.83 ↑ +333%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $13,162.83 ↑ +333%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $13,162.83 ↑ +333%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $13,162.83 ↑ +333%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $13,162.83 ↑ +333%

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Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,712.40 $63.32 – $2,283.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $4,644.60 $80.42 – $6,579.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $182.40 $37.14 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $4,644.60 $85.48 – $6,579.85
UPMC East Monroeville $1,745.40 $69.65 – $2,865.05
UPMC Hamot Erie $1,745.40 $69.65 – $3,968.58
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,176.60 $69.65 – $2,865.05
UPMC Hanover Hanover $4,644.60 $80.42 – $4,374.59

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