Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$100.00

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$130.00

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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$62.00 with Blue_Cross vs $771.29 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

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 $62.00 ↓ -38%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $72.97 ↓ -27%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $80.86 ↓ -19%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $96.68 ↓ -3%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $104.00 ↑ +4%
PHC All_Plans $104.00 ↑ +4%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $104.00 ↑ +4%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $104.25 ↑ +4%
Cigna All_Plans $109.23 ↑ +9%
Aetna All_Plans $117.52 ↑ +18%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $118.82 ↑ +19%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $119.60 ↑ +20%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $120.90 ↑ +21%
Geisinger All_Plans $123.50 ↑ +24%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $132.00 ↑ +32%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $132.00 ↑ +32%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $132.00 ↑ +32%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $133.32 ↑ +33%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $135.96 ↑ +36%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $135.96 ↑ +36%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $138.60 ↑ +39%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $138.60 ↑ +39%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $138.60 ↑ +39%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $139.19 ↑ +39%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $139.26 ↑ +39%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $142.56 ↑ +43%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $142.56 ↑ +43%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $145.20 ↑ +45%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $159.13 ↑ +59%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $159.13 ↑ +59%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $198.00 ↑ +98%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $231.00 ↑ +131%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $462.77 ↑ +363%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $462.77 ↑ +363%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $617.03 ↑ +517%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $617.03 ↑ +517%
Highmark Performance_Blue $617.03 ↑ +517%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $771.29 ↑ +671%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $50.40 $31.08 – $132.72
UPMC Bedford Everett $189.00 $31.08 – $283.50
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $155.40 $32.53 – $220.15
UPMC Cole Coudersport $71.40 $31.08 – $98.03
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $155.40 $32.53 – $220.15
UPMC East Monroeville $156.60 $31.08 – $208.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $158.40 $31.08 – $161.87
UPMC Northwest Seneca $72.00 $31.08 – $132.72

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