Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter 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

$8,744.80

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$10,931.00

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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.

$206.13 with PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid vs $38,062.06 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 $206.13 ↓ -98%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $206.13 ↓ -98%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $206.13 ↓ -98%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $206.13 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $234.16 ↓ -97%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $6,558.60 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $7,334.70 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $7,870.32 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $8,088.94 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $8,141.41 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $8,318.49 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $8,549.14 ↓ -2%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $8,556.54 ↓ -2%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $8,556.54 ↓ -2%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $8,642.11 ↓ -1%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $8,642.11 ↓ -1%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $8,813.24 ↑ +1%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $8,813.24 ↑ +1%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $8,984.37 ↑ +3%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $8,984.37 ↑ +3%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $9,027.15 ↑ +3%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $9,155.50 ↑ +5%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $9,241.06 ↑ +6%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $9,241.06 ↑ +6%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $10,264.21 ↑ +17%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $10,384.45 ↑ +19%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $11,123.50 ↑ +27%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $11,123.50 ↑ +27%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $12,921.23 ↑ +48%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $13,939.00 ↑ +59%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $14,118.29 ↑ +61%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $29,092.24 ↑ +233%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $38,062.06 ↑ +335%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $38,062.06 ↑ +335%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $38,062.06 ↑ +335%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $38,062.06 ↑ +335%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $38,062.06 ↑ +335%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $38,062.06 ↑ +335%

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Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $4,361.40 $164.90 – $5,815.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $11,583.60 $209.42 – $16,410.10
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,987.80 $173.15 – $1,192.92
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $11,583.60 $209.42 – $16,410.10
UPMC East Monroeville $1,355.40 $181.39 – $8,284.66
UPMC Hamot Erie $4,607.40 $181.39 – $11,475.67
UPMC Hanover Hanover $11,583.60 $209.42 – $12,649.66
UPMC Jameson New Castle $8,250.60 $181.39 – $10,651.70

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