CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$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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$91.72 with Blue_Cross vs $1,052.00 with First_Health_Network — 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
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $91.72 ↓ -66%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $105.04 ↓ -61%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $106.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $108.19 ↓ -59%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $108.19 ↓ -59%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $110.29 ↓ -59%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $110.29 ↓ -59%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $110.29 ↓ -59%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $110.76 ↓ -58%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $110.82 ↓ -58%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $110.82 ↓ -58%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $110.82 ↓ -58%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $113.44 ↓ -57%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $113.44 ↓ -57%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $162.81 ↓ -39%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $163.29 ↓ -39%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $173.32 ↓ -35%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $183.82 ↓ -31%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $242.00 ↓ -9%
Highmark Performance_Blue $317.71 ↑ +19%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $317.71 ↑ +19%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $317.71 ↑ +19%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $382.80 ↑ +44%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $390.97 ↑ +47%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $420.79 ↑ +58%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Cross_Healthy_Benefits_PPO $563.56 ↑ +112%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $601.13 ↑ +126%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↑ +126%
Cigna All_Plans $627.60 ↑ +136%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $723.60 ↑ +172%
Geisinger All_Plans $723.60 ↑ +172%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $723.60 ↑ +172%
Aetna All_Plans $957.00 ↑ +260%
PHC All_Plans $964.80 ↑ +263%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,052.00 ↑ +295%

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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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