Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$100.00

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$479.00

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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$86.22 with Aetna_Better_Health_Kids vs $592.82 with Performance_Blue — 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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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
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $86.22 ↓ -14%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $96.68 ↓ -3%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $133.27 ↑ +33%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $133.27 ↑ +33%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $133.27 ↑ +33%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $134.60 ↑ +35%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $134.60 ↑ +35%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $139.93 ↑ +40%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $139.93 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $140.60 ↑ +41%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $142.60 ↑ +43%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $143.93 ↑ +44%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $143.93 ↑ +44%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $173.25 ↑ +73%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $173.25 ↑ +73%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $201.25 ↑ +101%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $219.90 ↑ +120%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $287.40 ↑ +187%
Aetna All_Plans $321.41 ↑ +221%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $344.88 ↑ +245%
Geisinger All_Plans $354.46 ↑ +254%
Cigna All_Plans $356.76 ↑ +257%
Aetna PPO_Plan $364.52 ↑ +265%
Cigna PPO_Plan $374.63 ↑ +275%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $455.05 ↑ +355%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $592.82 ↑ +493%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $592.82 ↑ +493%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $592.82 ↑ +493%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $592.82 ↑ +493%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $592.82 ↑ +493%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $592.82 ↑ +493%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $50.40 $31.08 – $132.72
UPMC Bedford Everett $189.00 $31.08 – $283.50
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $155.40 $32.53 – $220.15
UPMC Cole Coudersport $71.40 $31.08 – $98.03
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $155.40 $32.53 – $220.15
UPMC East Monroeville $156.60 $31.08 – $208.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $158.40 $31.08 – $161.87
UPMC Northwest Seneca $72.00 $31.08 – $132.72

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