Bx bone trocar/ndl deep 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

$2,640.80

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$3,301.00

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.

$122.50 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $7,451.66 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
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $122.50 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $122.50 ↓ -95%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $122.50 ↓ -95%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $122.50 ↓ -95%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $122.50 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $139.16 ↓ -95%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $1,675.17 ↓ -37%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $1,675.17 ↓ -37%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $1,691.92 ↓ -36%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $1,691.92 ↓ -36%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $1,725.43 ↓ -35%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $1,725.43 ↓ -35%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $1,758.93 ↓ -33%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $1,758.93 ↓ -33%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $1,767.30 ↓ -33%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $1,792.43 ↓ -32%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $1,809.18 ↓ -31%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $1,809.18 ↓ -31%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,980.60 ↓ -25%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $2,177.72 ↓ -18%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $2,177.72 ↓ -18%
Aetna All_Plans $2,214.97 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $2,376.72 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $2,442.74 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $2,458.58 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $2,512.06 ↓ -5%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $2,529.67 ↓ -4%
Cigna PPO_Plan $2,581.71 ↓ -2%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $2,764.03 ↑ +5%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $3,099.64 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $3,135.95 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $5,695.58 ↑ +116%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $7,451.66 ↑ +182%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $7,451.66 ↑ +182%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $7,451.66 ↑ +182%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $7,451.66 ↑ +182%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $7,451.66 ↑ +182%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $7,451.66 ↑ +182%

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Bx bone trocar/ndl deep at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,697.40 $98.00 – $2,263.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,458.80 $124.46 – $3,483.30
UPMC Cole Coudersport $363.00 $102.90 – $1,041.88
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,458.80 $132.30 – $3,483.30
UPMC East Monroeville $1,753.20 $107.80 – $2,337.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,099.00 $107.80 – $2,246.66
UPMC Northwest Seneca $2,553.60 $107.80 – $1,621.93
UPMC Hanover Hanover $2,458.80 $124.46 – $2,476.51

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