Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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

$126.40

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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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$158.00

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.

$1.88 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $150.10 with First_Health_Network — 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

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
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $1.88 ↓ -99%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $5.48 ↓ -96%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $6.85 ↓ -95%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $6.85 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $6.85 ↓ -95%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $6.85 ↓ -95%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $17.40 ↓ -86%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $25.32 ↓ -80%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $25.32 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $25.57 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $25.57 ↓ -80%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $26.08 ↓ -79%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $26.08 ↓ -79%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $26.59 ↓ -79%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $26.59 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $26.71 ↓ -79%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $27.09 ↓ -79%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $27.35 ↓ -78%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $27.35 ↓ -78%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $32.92 ↓ -74%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $32.92 ↓ -74%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $38.24 ↓ -70%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $41.78 ↓ -67%
Aetna All_Plans $63.34 ↓ -50%
Aetna PPO_Plan $63.35 ↓ -50%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $82.78 ↓ -35%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $85.11 ↓ -33%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $86.09 ↓ -32%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $94.80 ↓ -25%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $112.63 ↓ -11%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $112.63 ↓ -11%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $112.63 ↓ -11%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $112.63 ↓ -11%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $112.63 ↓ -11%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $112.63 ↓ -11%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $113.76 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $116.92 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $117.68 ↓ -7%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $118.26 ↓ -6%
Cigna PPO_Plan $123.57 ↓ -2%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $150.10 ↑ +19%

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $68.40 $1.50 – $91.20
UPMC Bedford Everett $34.80 $5.48 – $52.20
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $54.60 $1.97 – $77.35
UPMC Cole Coudersport $52.80 $5.75 – $70.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $54.60 $1.97 – $77.35
UPMC East Monroeville $55.80 $5.48 – $74.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $102.60 $5.48 – $34.13
UPMC Northwest Seneca $36.00 $6.03 – $27.73

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