Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

169 Martin Ave, Ephrata, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1083615587

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$11,082.40

Cash price

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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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$13,853.00

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.

$2,438.13 with Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare vs $31,638.62 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
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $2,438.13 ↓ -78%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $5,357.80 ↓ -52%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $6,242.99 ↓ -44%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $6,899.41 ↓ -38%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $6,968.40 ↓ -37%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $7,106.39 ↓ -36%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $7,106.39 ↓ -36%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $7,244.38 ↓ -35%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $7,244.38 ↓ -35%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $7,244.38 ↓ -35%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $7,244.38 ↓ -35%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $7,244.38 ↓ -35%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $7,275.43 ↓ -34%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $7,278.88 ↓ -34%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $7,451.36 ↓ -33%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $7,451.36 ↓ -33%
Cigna All_Plans $8,433.71 ↓ -24%
Aetna All_Plans $8,754.00 ↓ -21%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $8,865.92 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $8,918.56 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $8,918.56 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $9,004.45 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $9,004.45 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $9,004.45 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $9,004.45 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $9,004.45 ↓ -19%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $9,629.00 ↓ -13%
PHC All_Plans $9,697.10 ↓ -13%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $10,711.33 ↓ -3%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $11,384.03 ↑ +3%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $12,073.97 ↑ +9%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $13,063.38 ↑ +18%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $25,311.18 ↑ +128%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $25,311.18 ↑ +128%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $26,259.84 ↑ +137%
Highmark Performance_Blue $26,259.84 ↑ +137%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $26,259.84 ↑ +137%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $31,638.62 ↑ +185%

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Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $18,135.00 $3,758.61 – $25,691.25
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $18,135.00 $2,684.00 – $25,691.25
UPMC East Monroeville $25,249.80 $4,460.95 – $33,666.40
UPMC Hanover Hanover $18,135.00 $5,285.75 – $10,919.06
UPMC Lititz Lititz $18,135.00 $5,285.75 – $10,978.03
UPMC Memorial York $18,135.00 $3,601.56 – $10,960.19
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $41,445.60 $4,460.95 – $12,219.80
UPMC Somerset Somerset $18,135.00 $4,374.18 – $9,022.57

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