X-ray joint survey 1 view 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

$232.00

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.

$290.00

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.

$25.03 with Blue_Cross vs $602.31 with United_Healthcare — 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
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $25.03 ↓ -89%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $29.15 ↓ -87%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $45.93 ↓ -80%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $45.93 ↓ -80%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $45.93 ↓ -80%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $45.93 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $52.17 ↓ -78%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $109.94 ↓ -53%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $109.94 ↓ -53%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $111.04 ↓ -52%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $111.04 ↓ -52%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $113.24 ↓ -51%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $113.24 ↓ -51%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $115.44 ↓ -50%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $115.44 ↓ -50%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $115.99 ↓ -50%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $117.64 ↓ -49%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $118.74 ↓ -49%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $118.74 ↓ -49%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $142.92 ↓ -38%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $142.92 ↓ -38%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $164.25 ↓ -29%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $166.02 ↓ -28%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $174.00 ↓ -25%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $181.40 ↓ -22%
Aetna All_Plans $194.59 ↓ -16%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $208.80 ↓ -10%
Geisinger All_Plans $214.60 ↓ -8%
Cigna All_Plans $215.99 ↓ -7%
Aetna PPO_Plan $220.69 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $226.81 ↓ -2%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $234.64 ↑ +1%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $275.50 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $373.80 ↑ +61%
Performance_Blue Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $489.05 ↑ +111%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $489.05 ↑ +111%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $489.05 ↑ +111%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $489.05 ↑ +111%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $489.05 ↑ +111%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $489.05 ↑ +111%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↑ +160%

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X-ray joint survey 1 view at other Pennsylvania hospitals

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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $262.80 $30.55 – $589.04
UPMC Cole Coudersport $160.80 $38.58 – $214.40
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UPMC Memorial York $262.80 $30.55 – $589.04
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