Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 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

$354.40

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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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$443.00

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.

$16.48 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $802.08 with Blue_Cross — 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
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $16.48 ↓ -95%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $85.10 ↓ -76%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $85.95 ↓ -76%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $87.65 ↓ -75%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $87.65 ↓ -75%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $89.36 ↓ -75%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $89.36 ↓ -75%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $89.74 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $89.78 ↓ -75%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $91.91 ↓ -74%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $91.91 ↓ -74%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $106.38 ↓ -70%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $121.89 ↓ -66%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $121.89 ↓ -66%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $122.47 ↓ -65%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $130.20 ↓ -63%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $140.42 ↓ -60%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $145.11 ↓ -59%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $145.11 ↓ -59%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $145.11 ↓ -59%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $148.93 ↓ -58%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $164.85 ↓ -53%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $255.30 ↓ -28%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $265.80 ↓ -25%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $287.06 ↓ -19%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $287.06 ↓ -19%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $289.34 ↓ -18%
Cigna All_Plans $324.67 ↓ -8%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $326.61 ↓ -8%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $326.61 ↓ -8%
Highmark Performance_Blue $326.61 ↓ -8%
Aetna All_Plans $326.93 ↓ -8%
Geisinger All_Plans $327.82 ↓ -8%
Cigna PPO_Plan $340.89 ↓ -4%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $366.98 ↑ +4%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $398.70 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $420.85 ↑ +19%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $561.45 ↑ +58%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $802.08 ↑ +126%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $607.80 $84.10 – $810.40
UPMC Bedford Everett $516.60 $30.70 – $774.90
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $474.60 $52.00 – $672.35
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $474.60 $84.25 – $672.35
UPMC East Monroeville $1,743.00 $84.10 – $2,324.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $582.60 $84.10 – $225.86
UPMC Northwest Seneca $754.20 $77.18 – $133.50
UPMC Hanover Hanover $474.60 $52.00 – $158.11

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