Collar cerv ascend 172 reg 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

$19.20

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$24.00

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.

$9.60 with Geisinger_Medicaid vs $700.74 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 $9.60 ↓ -50%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $13.83 ↓ -28%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $14.40 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $16.10 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $17.28 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $17.76 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $17.88 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $18.26 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $18.77 ↓ -2%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $19.75 ↑ +3%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $22.54 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $22.80 ↑ +19%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $108.06 ↑ +463%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $157.53 ↑ +720%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $157.53 ↑ +720%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $159.11 ↑ +729%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $159.11 ↑ +729%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $162.26 ↑ +745%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $162.26 ↑ +745%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $165.41 ↑ +762%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $165.41 ↑ +762%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $166.19 ↑ +766%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $168.56 ↑ +778%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $170.13 ↑ +786%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $170.13 ↑ +786%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $204.79 ↑ +967%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $204.79 ↑ +967%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $237.89 ↑ +1139%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $259.92 ↑ +1254%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $275.68 ↑ +1336%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $535.60 ↑ +2690%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $700.74 ↑ +3550%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $700.74 ↑ +3550%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $700.74 ↑ +3550%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $700.74 ↑ +3550%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $700.74 ↑ +3550%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $700.74 ↑ +3550%

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Collar cerv ascend 172 reg at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $156.00 $49.40 – $630.73
UPMC East Monroeville $436.80 $29.07 – $630.73
UPMC Hamot Erie $464.40 $169.39 – $241.85
UPMC Northwest Seneca $236.40 $241.85 – $763.24
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $249.60 $241.85 – $630.73
UPMC Jameson New Castle $130.20 $75.87 – $630.73
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $334.20 $169.39 – $498.05
UPMC Muncy Muncy $135.00 $110.66 – $258.72

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