Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$211.20

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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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$264.00

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.

$23.14 with Blue_Cross vs $704.52 with First_Health_Network — 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
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $23.14 ↓ -89%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $47.52 ↓ -78%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $52.78 ↓ -75%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $53.31 ↓ -75%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $54.36 ↓ -74%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $54.36 ↓ -74%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $55.42 ↓ -74%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $55.42 ↓ -74%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $55.42 ↓ -74%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $55.66 ↓ -74%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $55.68 ↓ -74%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $55.68 ↓ -74%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $55.68 ↓ -74%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $57.00 ↓ -73%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $57.00 ↓ -73%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $81.81 ↓ -61%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $87.09 ↓ -59%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $92.37 ↓ -56%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $154.89 ↓ -27%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $158.40 ↓ -25%
Geisinger All_Plans $158.40 ↓ -25%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $158.40 ↓ -25%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $158.40 ↓ -25%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $159.64 ↓ -24%
Highmark Performance_Blue $159.64 ↓ -24%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $159.64 ↓ -24%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $192.35 ↓ -9%
PHC All_Plans $211.20 ↑ +0%
Cigna All_Plans $220.33 ↑ +4%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $262.28 ↑ +24%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Cross_Healthy_Benefits_PPO $299.75 ↑ +42%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $374.69 ↑ +77%
Aetna All_Plans $640.89 ↑ +203%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $704.52 ↑ +234%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $249.60 $25.32 – $332.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $145.80 $18.38 – $218.70
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $116.40 $26.58 – $164.90
UPMC Cole Coudersport $251.40 $53.00 – $335.20
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $223.80 $30.20 – $148.60
UPMC East Monroeville $197.40 $21.97 – $263.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $288.00 $25.32 – $146.41
UPMC Northwest Seneca $85.20 $22.17 – $141.99

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