An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

252 S. 4th St., Lebanon, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1407928500

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$1,682.40

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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$2,103.00

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.

$97.40 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $12,704.32 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
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $97.40 ↓ -94%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $97.40 ↓ -94%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $97.40 ↓ -94%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $97.40 ↓ -94%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $97.40 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $110.65 ↓ -93%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $264.93 ↓ -84%
Aetna All_Plans $1,177.68 ↓ -30%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $1,261.80 ↓ -25%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $1,261.80 ↓ -25%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,261.80 ↓ -25%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,261.80 ↓ -25%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,295.45 ↓ -23%
Cigna All_Plans $1,342.13 ↓ -20%
PHC All_Plans $1,682.40 ↑ +0%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,972.61 ↑ +17%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $2,448.60 ↑ +46%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $2,571.00 ↑ +53%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Cross_Healthy_Benefits_PPO $2,745.60 ↑ +63%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $3,432.00 ↑ +104%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $3,486.08 ↑ +107%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $3,520.94 ↑ +109%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $3,590.66 ↑ +113%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $3,590.66 ↑ +113%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $3,660.38 ↑ +118%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $3,660.38 ↑ +118%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $3,660.38 ↑ +118%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $3,676.07 ↑ +119%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $3,677.81 ↑ +119%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $3,677.81 ↑ +119%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $3,677.81 ↑ +119%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $3,764.97 ↑ +124%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $3,764.97 ↑ +124%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $5,403.42 ↑ +221%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $5,752.03 ↑ +242%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $6,100.64 ↑ +263%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $10,544.35 ↑ +527%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $10,544.35 ↑ +527%
Highmark Performance_Blue $10,544.35 ↑ +527%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $12,704.32 ↑ +655%

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An cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $3,156.60 $77.92 – $4,208.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $7,069.80 $98.96 – $10,015.55
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $7,069.80 $105.19 – $10,015.55
UPMC East Monroeville $3,342.00 $85.71 – $4,456.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,495.00 $85.71 – $4,893.48
UPMC Northwest Seneca $3,342.00 $85.71 – $3,532.77
UPMC Hanover Hanover $7,069.80 $98.96 – $5,394.10
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $3,342.00 $85.71 – $3,633.70

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