Drainage of mouth lesion 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

$813.60

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,017.00

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.

$29.38 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $2,342.07 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
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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 $29.38 ↓ -96%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $29.38 ↓ -96%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $29.38 ↓ -96%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $29.38 ↓ -96%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $29.38 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $33.37 ↓ -96%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $526.51 ↓ -35%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $526.51 ↓ -35%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $531.78 ↓ -35%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $531.78 ↓ -35%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $542.31 ↓ -33%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $542.31 ↓ -33%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $552.84 ↓ -32%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $552.84 ↓ -32%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $555.47 ↓ -32%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $563.37 ↓ -31%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $568.63 ↓ -30%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $568.63 ↓ -30%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $610.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $682.41 ↓ -16%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $684.46 ↓ -16%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $684.46 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $732.24 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $752.58 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $757.46 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $773.94 ↓ -5%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $795.08 ↓ -2%
Cigna PPO_Plan $795.40 ↓ -2%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $868.74 ↑ +7%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $954.96 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $966.15 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,790.13 ↑ +120%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $2,342.07 ↑ +188%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $2,342.07 ↑ +188%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $2,342.07 ↑ +188%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,342.07 ↑ +188%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $2,342.07 ↑ +188%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,342.07 ↑ +188%

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Drainage of mouth lesion at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh $2,812.80 $25.85 – $550.23
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $25.85 – $706.14
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh not published $25.85 – $798.64

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