Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level 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

$1,108.00

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.

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$1,385.00

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.

$54.38 with Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid vs $3,718.00 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
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $54.38 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $54.38 ↓ -95%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $54.38 ↓ -95%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $54.38 ↓ -95%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $54.38 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $61.77 ↓ -94%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $716.00 ↓ -35%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $716.00 ↓ -35%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $723.16 ↓ -35%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $723.16 ↓ -35%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $737.48 ↓ -33%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $737.48 ↓ -33%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $751.80 ↓ -32%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $751.80 ↓ -32%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $755.38 ↓ -32%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $766.12 ↓ -31%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $773.28 ↓ -30%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $773.28 ↓ -30%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $831.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $929.34 ↓ -16%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $930.80 ↓ -16%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $930.80 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $997.20 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,024.90 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $1,031.55 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $1,053.99 ↓ -5%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $1,081.23 ↓ -2%
Cigna PPO_Plan $1,083.21 ↓ -2%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $1,181.40 ↑ +7%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,300.52 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,315.75 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $2,434.40 ↑ +120%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $2,602.60 ↑ +135%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $2,775.00 ↑ +150%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $3,184.98 ↑ +187%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $3,718.00 ↑ +236%

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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $3,217.20 $43.50 – $4,289.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,184.60 $55.24 – $3,094.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $105.00 $21.62 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,184.60 $55.24 – $3,094.85
UPMC East Monroeville $2,632.20 $47.85 – $3,509.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,955.60 $47.85 – $960.26
UPMC Hanover Hanover $2,184.60 $55.24 – $1,058.50
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $2,565.60 $47.85 – $1,060.34

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