Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst simple 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

$829.60

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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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$1,037.00

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.

$37.80 with UPMC_Medicare vs $2,879.08 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 $37.80 ↓ -95%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $37.80 ↓ -95%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $37.98 ↓ -95%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $45.00 ↓ -95%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $45.00 ↓ -95%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $45.00 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $51.12 ↓ -94%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $622.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $696.86 ↓ -16%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $748.76 ↓ -10%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $750.15 ↓ -10%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $750.15 ↓ -10%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $750.15 ↓ -10%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $750.15 ↓ -10%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $757.65 ↓ -9%
Cigna All_Plans $760.02 ↓ -8%
Geisinger All_Plans $767.38 ↓ -8%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $772.65 ↓ -7%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $772.65 ↓ -7%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $787.66 ↓ -5%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $787.66 ↓ -5%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $791.03 ↓ -5%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $791.41 ↓ -5%
Cigna PPO_Plan $797.97 ↓ -4%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $861.25 ↑ +4%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $933.30 ↑ +13%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $937.69 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $985.15 ↑ +19%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $989.30 ↑ +19%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $1,147.73 ↑ +38%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $1,237.75 ↑ +49%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $2,530.41 ↑ +205%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $2,530.41 ↑ +205%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $2,550.51 ↑ +207%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,879.08 ↑ +247%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $2,879.08 ↑ +247%
Highmark Performance_Blue $2,879.08 ↑ +247%

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Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst simple at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $499.80 $36.00 – $666.40
UPMC Bedford Everett $808.20 $37.80 – $1,212.30
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $924.60 $45.72 – $1,309.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $559.20 $37.80 – $2,325.85
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $924.60 $45.72 – $1,309.85
UPMC East Monroeville $543.60 $39.60 – $724.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $566.40 $39.60 – $975.61
UPMC Northwest Seneca $388.80 $39.60 – $704.33

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