MRA aorta thoracic w/wo 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

$734.50

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$2,646.00

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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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$365.72 with Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan vs $2,513.70 with Geisinger — 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

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
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan Johns_Hopkins_US_Family_Health $365.72 ↓ -50%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $365.72 ↓ -50%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $369.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $376.69 ↓ -49%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $376.69 ↓ -49%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $384.01 ↓ -48%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $384.01 ↓ -48%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $384.01 ↓ -48%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $385.65 ↓ -47%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $385.83 ↓ -47%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $394.98 ↓ -46%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $394.98 ↓ -46%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $402.29 ↓ -45%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $425.00 ↓ -42%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $440.88 ↓ -40%
UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $440.88 ↓ -40%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $526.55 ↓ -28%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $526.55 ↓ -28%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $526.55 ↓ -28%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $526.55 ↓ -28%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $548.58 ↓ -25%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $598.16 ↓ -19%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $640.01 ↓ -13%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $718.00 ↓ -2%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $752.00 ↑ +2%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $1,282.14 ↑ +75%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,282.14 ↑ +75%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,432.22 ↑ +95%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,466.71 ↑ +100%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $1,485.20 ↑ +102%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,709.56 ↑ +133%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,709.56 ↑ +133%
Highmark Performance_Blue $1,709.56 ↑ +133%
PHC All_Plans $2,116.80 ↑ +188%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $2,116.80 ↑ +188%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $2,116.80 ↑ +188%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $2,121.83 ↑ +189%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $2,136.94 ↑ +191%
Cigna All_Plans $2,275.56 ↑ +210%
Aetna All_Plans $2,391.98 ↑ +226%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $2,418.44 ↑ +229%
Johns_Hopkins_HealthCare_Plan All_Other_Plans $2,460.78 ↑ +235%
Geisinger All_Plans $2,513.70 ↑ +242%

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MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,525.80 $396.26 – $2,034.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $191.40 $63.80 – $2,566.38
UPMC Kane Kane $196.20 $463.36 – $1,279.14
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $6,741.00 $380.70 – $1,266.89
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $4,528.20 $463.36 – $1,473.13
UPMC Somerset Somerset $191.40 $391.00 – $1,157.96
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg $734.50 $228.18 – $1,466.71
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata $734.50 $235.78 – $1,466.71

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