MRI tmj 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

$658.00

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.

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.

$2,225.00

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.

$249.91 with United_Medicaid vs $3,042.74 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
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $249.91 ↓ -62%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $249.91 ↓ -62%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $252.41 ↓ -62%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $252.41 ↓ -62%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $257.41 ↓ -61%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $257.41 ↓ -61%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $262.41 ↓ -60%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $262.41 ↓ -60%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $263.66 ↓ -60%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $267.40 ↓ -59%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $269.90 ↓ -59%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $269.90 ↓ -59%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $324.88 ↓ -51%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $324.88 ↓ -51%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $330.69 ↓ -50%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $377.39 ↓ -43%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $412.35 ↓ -37%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $416.45 ↓ -37%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $416.45 ↓ -37%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $416.45 ↓ -37%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $416.45 ↓ -37%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $467.00 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $473.09 ↓ -28%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $499.00 ↓ -24%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $849.69 ↑ +29%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $1,111.67 ↑ +69%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,335.00 ↑ +103%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,342.45 ↑ +104%
Aetna All_Plans $1,492.98 ↑ +127%
Cigna All_Plans $1,526.35 ↑ +132%
Cigna PPO_Plan $1,602.67 ↑ +144%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,646.50 ↑ +150%
Aetna PPO_Plan $1,693.23 ↑ +157%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $2,113.75 ↑ +221%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $2,129.93 ↑ +224%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $3,042.74 ↑ +362%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,699.20 $264.55 – $2,265.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,705.20 $83.15 – $2,557.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,656.00 $228.92 – $2,346.00
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UPMC Northwest Seneca $2,332.20 $209.00 – $1,112.98
UPMC Hanover Hanover $1,656.00 $228.61 – $1,164.74

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