CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$266.00

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$1,206.00

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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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$91.73 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $1,145.70 with Geisinger — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $91.73 ↓ -66%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $108.90 ↓ -59%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $108.90 ↓ -59%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $109.99 ↓ -59%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $112.17 ↓ -58%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $112.17 ↓ -58%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $114.35 ↓ -57%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $114.35 ↓ -57%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $114.35 ↓ -57%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $114.84 ↓ -57%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $114.89 ↓ -57%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $117.61 ↓ -56%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $117.61 ↓ -56%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $119.79 ↓ -55%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $131.28 ↓ -51%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $131.28 ↓ -51%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $163.29 ↓ -39%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $163.35 ↓ -39%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $190.58 ↓ -28%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $230.00 ↓ -14%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $242.00 ↓ -9%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $381.78 ↑ +44%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $381.78 ↑ +44%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $390.97 ↑ +47%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $509.05 ↑ +91%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $509.05 ↑ +91%
Highmark Performance_Blue $509.05 ↑ +91%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↑ +126%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $636.31 ↑ +139%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $676.93 ↑ +154%
PHC All_Plans $964.80 ↑ +263%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $964.80 ↑ +263%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $964.80 ↑ +263%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $967.09 ↑ +264%
Cigna All_Plans $1,037.16 ↑ +290%
Aetna All_Plans $1,090.22 ↑ +310%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,102.28 ↑ +314%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $1,121.58 ↑ +322%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,145.70 ↑ +331%

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $819.60 $68.48 – $1,092.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $883.20 $36.58 – $1,324.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $190.20 $43.43 – $280.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport $768.60 $120.74 – $1,024.80
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $190.20 $36.40 – $327.38
UPMC Hamot Erie $772.80 $68.48 – $173.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca $666.60 $91.94 – $166.48
UPMC Hanover Hanover $190.20 $96.13 – $280.00

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