Cauterization chemical granulation tissue 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

$712.00

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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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$890.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$32.27 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $913.86 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 $32.27 ↓ -95%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $32.28 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $32.28 ↓ -95%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $32.28 ↓ -95%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $32.28 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $36.66 ↓ -95%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $205.44 ↓ -71%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $205.44 ↓ -71%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $207.49 ↓ -71%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $207.49 ↓ -71%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $211.60 ↓ -70%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $211.60 ↓ -70%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $215.71 ↓ -70%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $215.71 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $216.74 ↓ -70%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $219.82 ↓ -69%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $221.88 ↓ -69%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $221.88 ↓ -69%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $267.07 ↓ -62%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $267.07 ↓ -62%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $310.23 ↓ -56%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $338.98 ↓ -52%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $534.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $597.19 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $640.80 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $658.60 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $662.87 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $677.29 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $696.07 ↓ -2%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $698.50 ↓ -2%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $835.71 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $845.50 ↑ +19%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $913.86 ↑ +28%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $913.86 ↑ +28%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $913.86 ↑ +28%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $913.86 ↑ +28%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $913.86 ↑ +28%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $913.86 ↑ +28%

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Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $235.20 $25.82 – $313.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $640.80 $27.11 – $961.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $354.00 $32.79 – $501.50
UPMC Cole Coudersport $248.40 $20.51 – $2,094.25
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $354.00 $32.79 – $501.50
UPMC East Monroeville $412.20 $28.40 – $549.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $405.00 $28.40 – $275.52
UPMC Northwest Seneca $299.40 $28.40 – $198.91

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