Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$110.40

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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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$138.00

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.

$20.01 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $4,888.05 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

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 $20.01 ↓ -82%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $65.81 ↓ -40%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $67.87 ↓ -39%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $77.46 ↓ -30%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $84.84 ↓ -23%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $84.84 ↓ -23%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $84.84 ↓ -23%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $84.84 ↓ -23%
PHC All_Plans $110.40 ↑ +0%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $110.40 ↑ +0%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $110.40 ↑ +0%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $110.66 ↑ +0%
Cigna All_Plans $115.95 ↑ +5%
Aetna All_Plans $124.75 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $126.13 ↑ +14%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $126.96 ↑ +15%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $128.34 ↑ +16%
Geisinger All_Plans $131.10 ↑ +19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $230.76 ↑ +109%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $836.55 ↑ +658%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $836.55 ↑ +658%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $844.92 ↑ +665%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $861.65 ↑ +680%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $861.65 ↑ +680%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $878.38 ↑ +696%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $878.38 ↑ +696%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $878.38 ↑ +696%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $882.14 ↑ +699%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $882.56 ↑ +699%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $903.47 ↑ +718%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $903.47 ↑ +718%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $920.21 ↑ +734%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $1,008.46 ↑ +813%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $1,008.46 ↑ +813%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $1,254.83 ↑ +1037%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $1,463.96 ↑ +1226%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $2,457.87 ↑ +2126%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $2,932.78 ↑ +2557%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $2,932.78 ↑ +2557%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $3,910.45 ↑ +3442%
Highmark Performance_Blue $3,910.45 ↑ +3442%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $3,910.45 ↑ +3442%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $4,888.05 ↑ +4328%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $100.20 $16.01 – $133.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $235.20 $23.28 – $352.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,472.40 $20.97 – $2,085.90
UPMC Cole Coudersport $280.20 $53.00 – $373.60
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,472.40 $20.97 – $2,085.90
UPMC East Monroeville $287.40 $22.97 – $817.76
UPMC Hamot Erie $93.60 $23.43 – $970.76
UPMC Northwest Seneca $231.60 $23.18 – $817.76

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