Bone Density Scan (DEXA) 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

$237.00

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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$627.00

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.

$64.92 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $636.31 with Highmark — 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
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $64.92 ↓ -73%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $75.14 ↓ -68%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $75.14 ↓ -68%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $75.14 ↓ -68%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $75.14 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $85.36 ↓ -64%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $108.90 ↓ -54%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $108.90 ↓ -54%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $109.99 ↓ -54%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $112.17 ↓ -53%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $112.17 ↓ -53%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $114.35 ↓ -52%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $114.35 ↓ -52%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $114.35 ↓ -52%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $114.84 ↓ -52%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $114.89 ↓ -52%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $117.61 ↓ -50%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $117.61 ↓ -50%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $119.79 ↓ -49%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $131.28 ↓ -45%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $131.28 ↓ -45%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $163.35 ↓ -31%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $190.58 ↓ -20%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $204.37 ↓ -14%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $222.00 ↓ -6%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $299.02 ↑ +26%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $351.94 ↑ +48%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $381.78 ↑ +61%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $381.78 ↑ +61%
PHC All_Plans $501.60 ↑ +112%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $501.60 ↑ +112%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $501.60 ↑ +112%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $502.79 ↑ +112%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $509.05 ↑ +115%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $509.05 ↑ +115%
Highmark Performance_Blue $509.05 ↑ +115%
Cigna All_Plans $563.99 ↑ +138%
Aetna All_Plans $566.81 ↑ +139%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $573.08 ↑ +142%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $583.11 ↑ +146%
Geisinger All_Plans $595.65 ↑ +151%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↑ +154%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $636.31 ↑ +168%

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $240.00 $51.94 – $320.00
UPMC Bedford Everett $240.00 $36.58 – $360.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $262.80 $60.01 – $372.30
UPMC Cole Coudersport $351.60 $38.28 – $468.80
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $262.80 $11.20 – $305.26
UPMC Hamot Erie $240.00 $23.19 – $166.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca $240.00 $66.12 – $161.04
UPMC Hanover Hanover $262.80 $68.04 – $168.53

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