Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa 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

$752.00

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$940.00

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$62.64 with Blue_Cross vs $839.42 with First_Health_Network — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $62.64 ↓ -92%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $90.50 ↓ -88%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $90.50 ↓ -88%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $90.50 ↓ -88%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $90.50 ↓ -88%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $90.50 ↓ -88%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $102.81 ↓ -86%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $105.04 ↓ -86%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $106.09 ↓ -86%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $108.19 ↓ -86%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $108.19 ↓ -86%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $110.29 ↓ -85%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $110.29 ↓ -85%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $110.29 ↓ -85%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $110.76 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $110.82 ↓ -85%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $110.82 ↓ -85%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $110.82 ↓ -85%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $113.44 ↓ -85%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $113.44 ↓ -85%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $162.81 ↓ -78%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $173.32 ↓ -77%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $183.82 ↓ -76%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $211.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $246.16 ↓ -67%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $287.38 ↓ -62%
Highmark Performance_Blue $317.71 ↓ -58%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $317.71 ↓ -58%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $317.71 ↓ -58%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $382.80 ↓ -49%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $410.54 ↓ -45%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Cross_Healthy_Benefits_PPO $439.26 ↓ -42%
Cigna All_Plans $489.18 ↓ -35%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $564.00 ↓ -25%
Geisinger All_Plans $564.00 ↓ -25%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $564.00 ↓ -25%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↓ -20%
PHC All_Plans $752.00 ↑ +0%
Aetna All_Plans $763.28 ↑ +2%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $839.42 ↑ +12%

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Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $248.40 $40.61 – $331.20
UPMC Bedford Everett $248.40 $36.58 – $372.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $394.20 $65.64 – $558.45
UPMC Cole Coudersport $337.80 $76.02 – $450.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $394.20 $65.64 – $558.45
UPMC East Monroeville $248.40 $41.00 – $331.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $248.40 $40.61 – $166.40
UPMC Northwest Seneca $248.40 $79.64 – $119.09

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