Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure 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

$877.60

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$1,097.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$41.25 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $1,046.54 with United_Healthcare — 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

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 $41.25 ↓ -95%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $75.60 ↓ -91%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $75.60 ↓ -91%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $75.96 ↓ -91%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $90.00 ↓ -90%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $90.00 ↓ -90%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $90.00 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $102.24 ↓ -88%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $247.13 ↓ -72%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $247.59 ↓ -72%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $247.59 ↓ -72%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $247.59 ↓ -72%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $247.59 ↓ -72%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $250.07 ↓ -72%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $255.02 ↓ -71%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $255.02 ↓ -71%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $259.97 ↓ -70%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $259.97 ↓ -70%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $261.08 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $261.21 ↓ -70%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $309.49 ↓ -65%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $378.81 ↓ -57%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $408.52 ↓ -53%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $658.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $737.18 ↓ -16%
Cigna All_Plans $803.99 ↓ -8%
Geisinger All_Plans $811.78 ↓ -8%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $835.17 ↓ -5%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $835.17 ↓ -5%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $841.81 ↓ -4%
Cigna PPO_Plan $844.14 ↓ -4%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $950.25 ↑ +8%
Highmark Performance_Blue $950.25 ↑ +8%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $950.25 ↑ +8%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $987.30 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,042.15 ↑ +19%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,046.54 ↑ +19%

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Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,666.80 $72.00 – $2,222.40
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,214.40 $75.60 – $1,821.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $463.80 $91.44 – $1,016.56
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,266.00 $75.60 – $472.08
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $463.80 $91.44 – $1,714.83
UPMC East Monroeville $2,281.20 $79.20 – $3,041.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,313.60 $79.20 – $545.04
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,051.80 $79.20 – $309.74

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