Echo transthoracic 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

$2,035.20

Cash price

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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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$2,544.00

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.

$118.75 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $3,467.00 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
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $118.75 ↓ -94%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $196.56 ↓ -90%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $196.56 ↓ -90%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $196.56 ↓ -90%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $196.56 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $223.30 ↓ -89%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $566.89 ↓ -72%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $566.89 ↓ -72%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $572.56 ↓ -72%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $572.56 ↓ -72%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $583.90 ↓ -71%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $583.90 ↓ -71%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $595.23 ↓ -71%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $595.23 ↓ -71%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $598.07 ↓ -71%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $606.57 ↓ -70%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $612.24 ↓ -70%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $612.24 ↓ -70%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $736.96 ↓ -64%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $736.96 ↓ -64%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $856.06 ↓ -58%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $935.37 ↓ -54%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,498.20 ↓ -26%
Aetna All_Plans $1,675.49 ↓ -18%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $1,797.84 ↓ -12%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,847.78 ↓ -9%
Cigna All_Plans $1,859.77 ↓ -9%
Aetna PPO_Plan $1,900.22 ↓ -7%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,927.43 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $1,952.90 ↓ -4%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $2,344.68 ↑ +15%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $2,372.15 ↑ +17%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $2,426.90 ↑ +19%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $2,521.70 ↑ +24%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $2,587.00 ↑ +27%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $3,467.00 ↑ +70%

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Echo transthoracic at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $781.20 $95.00 – $1,041.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,737.60 $124.45 – $2,461.60
UPMC Cole Coudersport $511.20 $165.11 – $681.60
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,737.60 $124.45 – $2,461.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $766.80 $154.09 – $714.96
UPMC Hanover Hanover $1,737.60 $124.45 – $838.06
UPMC Lititz Lititz $1,737.60 $124.45 – $842.59
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $987.00 $155.56 – $564.56

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