CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital

501 E. Main St., Waynesboro, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1821091059

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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$85.55 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $1,145.70 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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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 $85.55 ↓ -68%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $113.17 ↓ -57%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $113.38 ↓ -57%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $113.38 ↓ -57%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $113.38 ↓ -57%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $113.38 ↓ -57%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $114.51 ↓ -57%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $116.78 ↓ -56%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $116.78 ↓ -56%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $119.05 ↓ -55%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $119.05 ↓ -55%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $119.56 ↓ -55%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $119.62 ↓ -55%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $120.74 ↓ -55%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $120.74 ↓ -55%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $121.31 ↓ -54%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $141.73 ↓ -47%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $143.74 ↓ -46%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $163.29 ↓ -39%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $173.47 ↓ -35%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $187.08 ↓ -30%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $242.00 ↓ -9%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $382.45 ↑ +44%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $382.45 ↑ +44%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $385.49 ↑ +45%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $435.15 ↑ +64%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $435.15 ↑ +64%
Highmark Performance_Blue $435.15 ↑ +64%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $571.75 ↑ +115%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $602.31 ↑ +126%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $723.60 ↑ +172%
Cigna All_Plans $776.30 ↑ +192%
Aetna All_Plans $810.43 ↑ +205%
Cigna PPO_Plan $815.14 ↑ +206%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $816.79 ↑ +207%
Geisinger All_Plans $892.44 ↑ +236%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,145.70 ↑ +331%

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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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