Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) 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

$164.80

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$206.00

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$41.25 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $193.23 with United_Healthcare — 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.

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $41.25 ↓ -75%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $41.25 ↓ -75%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $41.25 ↓ -75%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $41.25 ↓ -75%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $41.25 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $46.86 ↓ -72%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $84.23 ↓ -49%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Cross_Healthy_Benefits_PPO $96.26 ↓ -42%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $112.20 ↓ -32%
Aetna All_Plans $115.36 ↓ -30%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $120.32 ↓ -27%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $123.60 ↓ -25%
Geisinger All_Plans $123.60 ↓ -25%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $123.60 ↓ -25%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $123.60 ↓ -25%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $126.90 ↓ -23%
Cigna All_Plans $131.47 ↓ -20%
PHC All_Plans $164.80 ↑ +0%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $193.23 ↑ +17%

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Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $294.60 $130.12 – $419.66
UPMC Bedford Everett $808.20 $133.29 – $1,212.30
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $461.40 $105.35 – $9,539.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $461.40 $141.08 – $1,016.56
UPMC East Monroeville $543.60 $131.35 – $724.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $566.40 $130.12 – $521.03
UPMC Northwest Seneca $450.00 $134.81 – $337.70
UPMC Hanover Hanover $461.40 $141.08 – $1,016.56

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