Emg cranial nerve bilateral 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

$172.00

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$215.00

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.

$59.28 with UPMC_Medicare vs $1,274.25 with Highmark — 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
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $59.28 ↓ -66%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $59.28 ↓ -66%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $59.57 ↓ -65%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $70.58 ↓ -59%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $70.58 ↓ -59%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $70.58 ↓ -59%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $80.17 ↓ -53%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $129.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $144.48 ↓ -16%
Cigna All_Plans $157.57 ↓ -8%
Geisinger All_Plans $159.10 ↓ -8%
Cigna PPO_Plan $165.44 ↓ -4%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $193.50 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $204.25 ↑ +19%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $205.11 ↑ +19%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $331.39 ↑ +93%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $332.01 ↑ +93%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $332.01 ↑ +93%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $332.01 ↑ +93%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $332.01 ↑ +93%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $335.33 ↑ +95%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $341.97 ↑ +99%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $341.97 ↑ +99%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $348.61 ↑ +103%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $348.61 ↑ +103%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $350.10 ↑ +104%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $350.27 ↑ +104%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $415.01 ↑ +141%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $507.98 ↑ +195%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $547.82 ↑ +219%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,119.94 ↑ +551%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $1,119.94 ↑ +551%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,128.83 ↑ +556%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,274.25 ↑ +641%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,274.25 ↑ +641%
Highmark Performance_Blue $1,274.25 ↑ +641%

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Emg cranial nerve bilateral at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $444.00 $25.46 – $592.00
UPMC Bedford Everett $681.60 $59.28 – $1,022.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $612.60 $33.35 – $867.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $257.40 $59.28 – $297.53
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $612.60 $33.35 – $867.85
UPMC East Monroeville $508.80 $62.11 – $678.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $321.60 $62.11 – $370.05
UPMC Northwest Seneca $496.80 $62.11 – $311.72

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