Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

147 Gettys Street, Gettysburg, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1265466957

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$2,611.20

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$3,264.00

Gross charge

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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.

$217.03 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $9,694.99 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
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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 $217.03 ↓ -92%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $217.04 ↓ -92%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $217.04 ↓ -92%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $217.04 ↓ -92%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $217.04 ↓ -92%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $246.55 ↓ -91%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $590.34 ↓ -77%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $1,659.22 ↓ -36%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $1,659.22 ↓ -36%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $1,675.81 ↓ -36%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $1,709.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $1,709.00 ↓ -35%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $1,742.18 ↓ -33%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $1,742.18 ↓ -33%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $1,742.18 ↓ -33%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $1,749.65 ↓ -33%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $1,750.48 ↓ -33%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $1,791.96 ↓ -31%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $1,791.96 ↓ -31%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $1,825.14 ↓ -30%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $1,831.43 ↓ -30%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $1,832.08 ↓ -30%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $2,000.19 ↓ -23%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $2,000.19 ↓ -23%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $2,488.83 ↓ -5%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $2,611.20 ↑ +0%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $2,611.20 ↑ +0%
PHC All_Plans $2,611.20 ↑ +0%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $2,617.40 ↑ +0%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $2,903.64 ↑ +11%
Cigna All_Plans $2,935.97 ↑ +12%
Aetna All_Plans $2,950.66 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $2,983.30 ↑ +14%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $3,002.88 ↑ +15%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $3,035.52 ↑ +16%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $3,091.01 ↑ +18%
Geisinger All_Plans $3,100.80 ↑ +19%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $5,816.89 ↑ +123%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $5,816.89 ↑ +123%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $7,756.02 ↑ +197%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $7,756.02 ↑ +197%
Highmark Performance_Blue $7,756.02 ↑ +197%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $9,694.99 ↑ +271%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $4,024.80 $173.63 – $5,366.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $3,637.20 $220.51 – $5,152.70
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $3,637.20 $234.40 – $5,152.70
UPMC East Monroeville $7,281.60 $190.99 – $9,708.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $8,322.60 $190.99 – $2,246.66
UPMC Northwest Seneca $7,281.60 $190.99 – $1,621.93
UPMC Hanover Hanover $3,637.20 $220.51 – $2,476.51
UPMC Jameson New Castle $7,718.40 $190.99 – $2,085.34

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