Ghs change cysto/gastrost 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

$1,094.40

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

$1,368.00

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.

$38.88 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $1,900.00 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
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $38.88 ↓ -96%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $38.88 ↓ -96%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $38.88 ↓ -96%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $38.88 ↓ -96%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $38.88 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $44.16 ↓ -96%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $251.45 ↓ -77%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $251.45 ↓ -77%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $253.96 ↓ -77%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $253.96 ↓ -77%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $258.99 ↓ -76%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $258.99 ↓ -76%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $264.02 ↓ -76%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $264.02 ↓ -76%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $265.28 ↓ -76%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $269.05 ↓ -75%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $271.57 ↓ -75%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $271.57 ↓ -75%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $326.89 ↓ -70%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $326.89 ↓ -70%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $379.71 ↓ -65%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $414.89 ↓ -62%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $820.80 ↓ -25%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $854.93 ↓ -22%
Aetna All_Plans $917.93 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $984.96 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,012.32 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $1,018.89 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $1,041.05 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $1,069.91 ↓ -2%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,118.53 ↑ +2%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,284.55 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,299.60 ↑ +19%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $1,330.00 ↑ +22%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $1,900.00 ↑ +74%

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Ghs change cysto/gastrost at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $2,275.20 $31.10 – $3,033.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,214.40 $32.66 – $1,821.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $824.40 $39.50 – $1,167.90
UPMC Cole Coudersport $769.80 $27.17 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $824.40 $39.50 – $1,167.90
UPMC East Monroeville $2,281.20 $34.21 – $3,041.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,313.60 $34.21 – $337.24
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,156.80 $34.21 – $260.42

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