Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration 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

$841.60

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$1,052.00

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.

$19.95 with UPMC_Medicare vs $1,274.25 with Highmark — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $19.95 ↓ -98%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $19.95 ↓ -98%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $20.05 ↓ -98%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $23.75 ↓ -97%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $23.75 ↓ -97%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $23.75 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $26.98 ↓ -97%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $111.58 ↓ -87%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $331.39 ↓ -61%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $332.01 ↓ -61%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $332.01 ↓ -61%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $332.01 ↓ -61%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $332.01 ↓ -61%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $335.33 ↓ -60%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $341.97 ↓ -59%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $341.97 ↓ -59%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $348.61 ↓ -59%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $348.61 ↓ -59%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $350.10 ↓ -58%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $350.27 ↓ -58%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $415.01 ↓ -51%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $507.98 ↓ -40%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $547.82 ↓ -35%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $631.20 ↓ -25%
Aetna All_Plans $706.94 ↓ -16%
Cigna All_Plans $771.01 ↓ -8%
Geisinger All_Plans $778.48 ↓ -8%
Cigna PPO_Plan $809.51 ↓ -4%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $946.80 ↑ +13%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $999.40 ↑ +19%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,003.61 ↑ +19%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,119.94 ↑ +33%
Highmark Shared_Cost_Blue_PPO $1,119.94 ↑ +33%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $1,128.83 ↑ +34%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,274.25 ↑ +51%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,274.25 ↑ +51%
Highmark Performance_Blue $1,274.25 ↑ +51%

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Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $322.80 $11.40 – $430.40
UPMC Bedford Everett $306.60 $19.95 – $459.90
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $650.40 $14.93 – $921.40
UPMC Cole Coudersport $155.40 $19.95 – $207.20
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $650.40 $14.93 – $519.35
UPMC East Monroeville $253.80 $20.90 – $338.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $347.40 $20.90 – $375.76
UPMC Northwest Seneca $281.40 $20.90 – $311.72

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