Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old 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

$3,967.20

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$4,959.00

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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.

$141.51 with PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid vs $14,475.66 with Highmark — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $141.51 ↓ -96%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $141.51 ↓ -96%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $141.51 ↓ -96%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $141.51 ↓ -96%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $141.51 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $160.76 ↓ -96%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $2,975.40 ↓ -25%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $3,254.20 ↓ -18%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $3,254.20 ↓ -18%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $3,286.74 ↓ -17%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $3,286.74 ↓ -17%
Aetna All_Plans $3,327.49 ↓ -16%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $3,351.83 ↓ -16%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $3,351.83 ↓ -16%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $3,416.91 ↓ -14%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $3,416.91 ↓ -14%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $3,433.18 ↓ -13%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $3,481.99 ↓ -12%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $3,514.54 ↓ -11%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $3,514.54 ↓ -11%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $3,570.48 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $3,669.66 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $3,693.46 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $3,773.80 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $3,878.43 ↓ -2%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $4,230.46 ↑ +7%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $4,230.46 ↑ +7%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $4,656.50 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $4,711.05 ↑ +19%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $4,914.17 ↑ +24%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $5,369.43 ↑ +35%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $11,064.28 ↑ +179%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $14,475.66 ↑ +265%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $14,475.66 ↑ +265%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $14,475.66 ↑ +265%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $14,475.66 ↑ +265%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $14,475.66 ↑ +265%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $14,475.66 ↑ +265%

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Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,267.20 $113.21 – $1,689.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $3,445.20 $118.87 – $5,167.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,472.00 $143.78 – $4,817.54
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,101.60 $118.87 – $808.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,732.40 $141.00 – $3,312.86
UPMC East Monroeville $2,449.20 $124.53 – $3,265.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $1,284.00 $124.53 – $4,364.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,239.00 $124.53 – $3,150.80

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