Reticulated platelet assay 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

$185.60

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$232.00

Gross charge

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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.

$29.93 with Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid vs $265.68 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
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $29.93 ↓ -84%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $35.74 ↓ -81%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $36.10 ↓ -81%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $36.10 ↓ -81%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $36.81 ↓ -80%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $36.81 ↓ -80%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $37.41 ↓ -80%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $37.41 ↓ -80%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $37.41 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $37.41 ↓ -80%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $37.41 ↓ -80%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $37.53 ↓ -80%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $37.53 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $37.71 ↓ -80%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $38.24 ↓ -79%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $38.60 ↓ -79%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $38.60 ↓ -79%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $39.09 ↓ -79%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $46.46 ↓ -75%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $46.46 ↓ -75%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $53.97 ↓ -71%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $58.97 ↓ -68%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $62.55 ↓ -66%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $107.22 ↓ -42%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $121.52 ↓ -35%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $139.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $147.57 ↓ -20%
Aetna PPO_Plan $147.61 ↓ -20%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $158.98 ↓ -14%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $158.98 ↓ -14%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $158.98 ↓ -14%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $158.98 ↓ -14%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $158.98 ↓ -14%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $158.98 ↓ -14%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $167.04 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $171.68 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $172.79 ↓ -7%
Cigna PPO_Plan $181.45 ↓ -2%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $185.98 ↑ +0%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $220.40 ↑ +19%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $265.68 ↑ +43%

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Reticulated platelet assay at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $283.20 $14.87 – $72.55
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $313.80 $14.17 – $72.55
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $396.00 $14.95 – $72.55
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata $148.80 $29.93 – $162.26
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $139.00 $32.92 – $74.23
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro $185.60 $3.75 – $176.65
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon $220.80 $35.74 – $162.26
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg $176.00 $29.93 – $147.61

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