Change cystostomy tube; complex 51710 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

$1,457.60

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$1,822.00

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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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$35.00 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $3,069.77 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

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 $35.00 ↓ -98%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $35.00 ↓ -98%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $35.00 ↓ -98%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $35.00 ↓ -98%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $35.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $39.76 ↓ -97%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $690.10 ↓ -53%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $690.10 ↓ -53%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $697.00 ↓ -52%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $697.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $710.80 ↓ -51%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $710.80 ↓ -51%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $724.61 ↓ -50%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $724.61 ↓ -50%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $728.06 ↓ -50%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $738.41 ↓ -49%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $745.31 ↓ -49%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $745.31 ↓ -49%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $897.13 ↓ -38%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $897.13 ↓ -38%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $1,042.12 ↓ -29%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,093.20 ↓ -25%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $1,138.67 ↓ -22%
Aetna All_Plans $1,222.56 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $1,311.84 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,348.28 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $1,357.03 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $1,386.54 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $1,424.99 ↓ -2%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,710.86 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,730.90 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $2,346.34 ↑ +61%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $3,069.77 ↑ +111%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $3,069.77 ↑ +111%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $3,069.77 ↑ +111%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $3,069.77 ↑ +111%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $3,069.77 ↑ +111%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $3,069.77 ↑ +111%

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Change cystostomy tube; complex 51710 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $3,378.00 $28.00 – $4,504.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport $171.60 $29.40 – $771.51
UPMC East Monroeville $2,854.80 $30.80 – $3,806.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,037.80 $30.80 – $925.53
UPMC Northwest Seneca $3,396.00 $30.80 – $668.17
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $2,706.00 $30.80 – $1,060.34
UPMC Kane Kane $1,152.60 $30.80 – $567.90
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $2,236.80 $30.80 – $687.26

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