Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$101.60

Cash price

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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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$127.00

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.

$16.00 with Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid vs $201.05 with Blue_Cross — 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
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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
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $16.00 ↓ -84%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $20.00 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $20.00 ↓ -80%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $20.00 ↓ -80%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $20.00 ↓ -80%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $20.00 ↓ -80%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $20.26 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $20.46 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $20.46 ↓ -80%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $20.87 ↓ -79%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $20.87 ↓ -79%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $21.27 ↓ -79%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $21.27 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $21.37 ↓ -79%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $21.68 ↓ -79%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $21.88 ↓ -78%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $21.88 ↓ -78%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $26.34 ↓ -74%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $26.34 ↓ -74%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $29.58 ↓ -71%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $30.59 ↓ -70%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $33.43 ↓ -67%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $35.46 ↓ -65%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $60.78 ↓ -40%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $68.88 ↓ -32%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $76.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $83.65 ↓ -18%
Aetna PPO_Plan $83.67 ↓ -18%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $90.12 ↓ -11%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $90.12 ↓ -11%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $90.12 ↓ -11%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $90.12 ↓ -11%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $90.12 ↓ -11%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $90.12 ↓ -11%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $91.44 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $93.98 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $94.59 ↓ -7%
Cigna PPO_Plan $99.33 ↓ -2%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $120.65 ↑ +19%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $140.73 ↑ +39%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $201.05 ↑ +98%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $61.20 $16.00 – $81.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $61.20 $7.31 – $91.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $48.60 $11.10 – $68.85
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $115.20 $16.00 – $135.30
UPMC East Monroeville $61.20 $16.00 – $81.60
UPMC Northwest Seneca $61.20 $17.60 – $21.88
UPMC Hanover Hanover $48.60 $16.00 – $32.42
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $61.20 $16.00 – $38.02

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